Should I encode a full URL or a component?

Use component encoding for query values. Full URLs should usually keep slashes and colons readable.

What happens with invalid encoded text?

The tool shows an error instead of silently changing the input.

Developer

Encode and decode URL components in your browser.

Saved in this browser for faster return visits.

Input

Result

https%3A%2F%2Fyueyekidl.com%2F%3Fq%3Dhello%20world%26lang%3Dzh-CN

Encode and decode URL components in your browser.

Decode a query value

hello%20world%3Futm_source%3Demail

hello world?utm_source=email

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