Decode URL text
Decode percent-encoded URL characters back to readable text.
Processed on your device. Nothing is sent to any server.
Decode URL percent-encoded text (like %20 for a space) back to readable text.
Applies decodeURIComponent to convert each %XX sequence back to its original character.
Use cases
- Reading the real value of an encoded URL parameter.
- Debugging a hard-to-read query string.
- Decoding a link copied from a log or an API.
How it works
- 1
Paste the encoded text
Type or paste the text with %XX sequences.
- 2
Decode it
Click Decode and copy the resulting text.
Frequently asked questions
- What happens with invalid %XX sequences?
- An error message is shown stating the format isn't valid, instead of an incorrect result.