Developer Tools / URL Encode / Decode
Guide
How to use the URL Encode / Decode
- 1
Paste text or a URL.
- 2
Choose encode or decode.
- 3
Inspect the parsed query parameters.
Expert tip
What you should know
Encode each parameter value, not the whole URL; encoding the “://” and “?” breaks the link.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Why encode URLs?+
Spaces, & and other characters have special meaning in URLs and must be percent-encoded inside parameter values.
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