HTML Encoder

URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) are fundamental to web browsing, serving as the addresses for web pages that browsers request from servers. Sometimes, URLs need to be encoded to ensure they can be transmitted correctly over the internet, especially when they contain characters outside the ASCII set. The IMG555 URL Encoder Tool helps you convert URLs into a format that can be safely shared and used on the web.

What is URL Encoding (Percent Encoding)?

URL encoding, also known as percent encoding, converts characters into a format that can be transmitted over the Internet. This process is essential because URLs often contain characters outside the ASCII set, which need to be converted into a valid ASCII format to be correctly interpreted by web browsers and servers.

How URL Encoding Works:

• Unsafe Characters: Characters that are not part of the ASCII set are considered unsafe for URLs. These include spaces, punctuation marks, and non-alphanumeric characters.
• Encoding Process: Unsafe characters are replaced with a "%" followed by two hexadecimal digits representing the character’s ASCII code.
• Spaces in URLs: Spaces cannot be included in URLs and are usually replaced with a plus sign (+) or %20.