Text to HTML numeric entities
Type text to get HTML references that display Arabic letters and symbols correctly in any page or email.
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Processing and privacy: The result is calculated inside your browser and your data is not sent to any server.
How to use it
- Enter text, reference type and what to convert.
- The result appears straight away and updates as you edit.
- Copy the result, or copy a link that keeps the same values to share it.
How it is calculated
Each character becomes &# plus its decimal code point plus ;, or &#x plus its hex code point plus ;. Example: < = < = <.
Example
Inputs: Reference type = Decimal (س), What to convert = Every character. Result: HTML references: é; Characters converted: 1.
é
é
Limits and caveats
- Only numeric references are produced, not names such as é.
- In every-character mode spaces and line breaks are converted too.
Questions about this tool
When do I need HTML references for Arabic?
When you cannot be sure the page or email is saved as UTF-8. References show the right letters in any encoding.
Is decimal or hex more correct?
Both are valid and give the same character in every browser: س and س are both س.
Why are & and < converted in special mode?
They have meaning in HTML, so writing them as references stops them being read as markup.