Question 1

How do I URL encode a string?

Accepted Answer

Paste your text or URL into the input field and click 'Encode'. Special characters will be converted to their percent-encoded equivalents (e.g., space becomes %20).

Question 2

What is URL encoding?

Accepted Answer

URL encoding (percent-encoding) replaces unsafe characters in URLs with a '%' followed by their hexadecimal value. This ensures URLs are valid and can be transmitted correctly across the internet.

Question 3

When do I need to URL encode?

Accepted Answer

URL encode when passing special characters in query parameters, form data, or API requests. Characters like spaces, ampersands (&), equals signs (=), and non-ASCII characters must be encoded.

URL Encoder/Decoder