About URL encoding
When you put text into a URL — a search term, a redirect target, an API parameter — characters such as spaces, ampersands and non-English letters must be percent-encoded so the link stays valid. This tool does that in both directions, with two scopes: component for a single query value or path segment, and full URL to encode an entire address without breaking its structure. It handles UTF-8 and never uploads your text.
Frequently asked questions
- What is URL encoding?
- Replacing unsafe URL characters with a % and hex digits so the link stays valid.
- Component vs full-URL encoding?
- Component escapes reserved characters for one value; full-URL keeps them so a whole URL stays intact.
- Is my text sent anywhere?
- No — it runs locally in your browser and works offline.