URL Encode

URL Encode Tool – Encode URLs Online for Free

Your text or special characters are required to be safely encoded for use in a URL. Use our free online URL Encode tool to instantly convert your text into a valid URL format. It's fast, secure, and developer-friendly; no installation or coding knowledge needed.

What is URL Encoding?

URL encoding, or percent encoding, is a way of formatting characters into a permissible transmission format over the Internet. Unsafe ASCII characters are replaced by a "%" sign followed by a two-digit hexadecimal value.

For example:

Hello World! → Hello%20World%21

This is especially useful when working with:

• URLs that contain spaces or special characters
• Form submissions
• Query strings
• APIs and web development

Why Use Our URL Encode Tool?

The URL Encoder has been made specifically for the user in order to relieve all their development and SEO work. A reason why thousands of users use it every day:

• Absolutely free and online
• High encoding speed and accuracy
• Encodes special characters such as!, &, @, #, and more
• No installation is required: Works in your browser
• Your input is safe and secure. Never stored.

How to Use the URL Encode Tool

Using our tool is simple:

• Paste or type your text into the input box.
• Click the "Encode" button.
• Instantly get your URL encoded output.

When Do You Need URL Encoding?

URL encoding when: 

• Embedding special characters in URLs
• Sending data through query strings in a web browser
• Syntax errors on APIs and endpoints
• Working with JSON, HTML, JavaScript, or PHP
• Optimizing URLs for SEO or link sharing.

URL Encode vs URL Decode

While URL encoding converts unsafe characters into a web-safe format, URL decoding does the opposite – it converts encoded strings back into their original form.

Need to decode a URL instead?

👉 Try our URL Decode Tool