URL encoder & decoder
Make text safe for links and query strings, or read an encoded link.
How to use the URL encoder & decoder
- Paste text or an encoded URL.
- Choose component or full-URL mode.
- Press Encode or Decode and copy the result.
When it's useful
- Building WhatsApp click-to-chat links with a message
- Reading tracking links
- Passing values in query strings
Limits to know
- Full-URL mode leaves characters like / ? & = unchanged; use component mode for single values.
Your privacy
Everything is worked out in your browser. What you type isn't uploaded, saved or shared, and there's no sign-up.
Questions
Why does a space become %20?
Spaces aren't allowed in URLs, so they're written as %20 (or + in some forms).