URLs can only contain certain safe characters. When a URL includes spaces, special characters, or non-ASCII text like Hindi (हिंदी), these must be encoded as percent-encoded sequences. Our free URL tool handles encoding, decoding, parsing and building — all four operations in one place.
URL Encoding Explained
URL encoding (also called percent encoding) replaces unsafe characters with a % followed by their hexadecimal ASCII value. For example: a space becomes %20, an ampersand becomes %26, and the Hindi word “नमस्ते” becomes a long sequence of %XX codes. This ensures the URL works across all browsers and servers.
Use Cases
- Developers: Debug API query strings, build dynamic URLs in code
- Marketers: Parse UTM parameters from campaign URLs
- SEO specialists: Check URL structure and parameter handling
- Support teams: Decode customer-reported encoded URLs to find issues
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Use the Free URL Encoder/Decoder →Also try: Base64 Encoder and JSON Formatter.
