URL encoding converts characters into a format that can be transmitted over the Internet. URLs can only be sent over the Internet using the ASCII character-set. Since URLs often contain characters outside the ASCII set, the URL has to be converted into a valid ASCII format.
URL decoding is the reverse process, converting the encoded characters back to their original form.
Our free online URL encoder/decoder tool makes it easy to encode any text for URLs or decode any URL encoded string. It supports all standard URL encoding characters and works with UTF-8 encoding for international characters.