URL Decode Text Online
URL-encoded strings filled with percent signs and hexadecimal codes are difficult to read directly. When you copy a URL from a browser address bar, inspect a network request, or retrieve query parameters from a server log, the values are often URL-encoded. Decoding them makes the original content readable. This tool converts percent-encoded URL strings back to their original text, decoding sequences like %20 back to spaces, %2F back to slashes, and %C3%A9 back to the accented character é. It handles both %20 and + space encoding and correctly reconstructs multi-byte UTF-8 characters from their percent-encoded byte sequences. Paste any URL or URL-encoded string and get the decoded, human-readable version instantly.
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FAQ
- What does %20 mean in a URL?
- %20 is the percent encoding for a space character. The % sign introduces an encoded byte, followed by its two-digit hexadecimal value. ASCII space is character 32, which is 20 in hex.
- Can this decode full URLs with multiple parameters?
- Yes. Paste the entire URL and the decoder decodes all percent-encoded sequences throughout the URL, including in the path, query string, and fragment.
- What is the difference between URL decoding and HTML decoding?
- URL decoding converts %XX sequences to characters. HTML decoding converts HTML entities like & and < to characters. They are different encoding schemes for different contexts.