URL Decoder
Decode percent-encoded URLs and query strings back to readable text, with an option to treat + as a space as in HTML form data.
This tool runs entirely in your browser.
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How to use the URL Decoder
- 1Paste an encoded URL or string.
- 2The decoded text appears instantly.
- 3Copy the result.
What is the URL Decoder?
Decoding reverses percent-encoding, turning sequences like %20 back into spaces and multi-byte sequences into Unicode characters.
Frequently asked questions
Why does decoding fail?
The input contains a % that is not followed by two hexadecimal digits, or an incomplete UTF-8 sequence.
Is the URL Decoder free and private?
Yes. The URL Decoder is free, needs no account, and runs entirely in your browser. What you type is never sent to a server or stored.