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HTML Unescape Online — Live Decode to Plain Text

Paste encoded HTML or email snippets—the sticky panel shows entity-token count, in→out length, words, lines, read time, and copy-ready decoded text live. Runs in your browser: no upload, signup, or watermark.

HTML unescape input and live decoded output

Strip entity noise from pasted markup—&lt; becomes <, &amp; collapses stepwise, and numeric codes expand to real characters.

1 Paste encoded text · 2 Edit · 3 Live decoded output · 4 Copy decoded text

Live decoded output

Try &lt;em&gt;Hi&lt;/em&gt; or Tom &amp; Jerry &#39;s. The big number estimates semicolon-terminated entity tokens in your paste.

Runs in this tab only—no server upload, no signup, no watermark.

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  • Works in your browser—runs on your device, not our servers
  • No upload required—your input stays in this tab
  • Free and instant
  • No account needed
  • Private by default—the same ProToolbox promise on every page

What this is for

HTML Unescape Online — Live Decode to Plain Text is part of the ProToolbox text stack: works in your browser, no upload required, free and instant. Paste, measure or clean, copy—before publish, deadlines, or tight character limits.

  • Re-run after every real edit; limits drift fast
  • Pair with reading time or keyword tools when SEO or ads matter
  • No account needed—your draft stays in this tab
  • Cover letters, meta text, captions, attachments

Remember: Apps count characters differently—when a cap is hard, match the destination’s rules.

Bookmark this page—support and content teams unescape snippets daily. One tab beats hunting decode in a heavy IDE.

Built for messy paste

You copied HTML from a browser, a ticket, or an RSS field and every angle bracket is wrapped in entities. Here you get human-readable text again—refreshed live, with length and read-time context, still 100% local.

How it works

  1. Paste or type in Encoded text. Live decoded output updates instantly (side-by-side on wide screens).
  2. Read the big number—it counts likely entity tokens (name or numeric, with a semicolon). Tiles show words, lines, read time, and ampersand in vs out.
  3. Use the gray What this means / Next box, then Copy decoded text for your editor or doc.

When to use it

  • Email / tickets — quoted HTML arrives double-encoded.
  • CMS / RSS — exports show entities instead of symbols.
  • Debugging — compare encoded vs decoded side by side.
  • Teaching — show what entities become after decode.

Quick tips

Need safe markup again? Use HTML escape. Check length limits with Character counter. Clean whitespace with Remove extra spaces. Explore all text tools or the full catalog.

Privacy: Decoding is designed to run locally in your browser. We do not store your paste on our servers.

FAQ

  • Is my text uploaded? No—everything runs in this tab until you copy.
  • Why is input equal to output? Your paste may already be plain text or use entities this pass does not expand.
  • Does Copy include stats? No—Copy decoded text copies only the output textarea.
  • Is this a security sanitizer? No—it decodes for readability; never treat output as trusted HTML without your own rules.
  • Can I use it on my phone? Yes—the layout stacks; paste, review, and copy the same way.

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