URL Encode & Decode Online — Percent-Encoding Tool

URL Encoding & Decoding

Encode special characters in URLs or decode percent-encoded strings.

How to Use

Open the URL Encode/Decode tool

Paste your text or encoded URL

Click Encode or Decode

Examples

Original	Encoded
hello world	hello%20world
name=John&age=30	name%3DJohn%26age%3D30
https://example.com/path?q=test	Already valid URL

## FAQ When do I need URL encoding?

When passing special characters (spaces, &, =, ?, #) in URL query parameters.

What about international characters?

Non-ASCII characters are encoded as UTF-8 percent-encoded sequences.