URL Encoder/Decoder

Encode and decode URL strings for safe transmission

🔗URL Encoder/Decoder

Encode and decode URL strings for safe transmission

Encode/Decode URI Components (encodeURIComponent/decodeURIComponent)

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encodeURIComponent encodes all special characters including /?:@&=+$,# while encodeURI preserves URL structure characters.

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💡About URL Encoding

URL encoding converts characters into a format that can be safely transmitted over the Internet. It replaces unsafe characters with a '%' followed by two hexadecimal digits.

When to Use URL Encoding

Including special characters in URL query parameters
Sending data with non-ASCII characters
Preventing URL injection attacks
Processing form submission data

Encoding Type Differences

Function	Encodes	Preserves	Usage
encodeURI	Non-URL syntax characters	/ ? : @ & = + $ , #	Encoding complete URLs
encodeURIComponent	All special characters	- _ . ! ~ * ' ( )	Encoding URL parameters

Examples

Original: https://example.com/path?name=John Doe&age=30

encodeURI: https://example.com/path?name=John%20Doe&age=30

encodeURIComponent: https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2Fpath%3Fname%3DJohn%20Doe%26age%3D30