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Encode special characters into percent-encoded URL formats (encodeURIComponent) or decode percent-encoded URLs back into human-readable text.
Toggle between encodeURIComponent (for query values) and encodeURI (for full URL strings).
Encodes unicode characters, spaces, punctuation, and non-ASCII characters into valid percent sequences.
Paste complex encoded URLs to instantly read embedded tracking links and parameter values.
Decode private redirect URLs and authentication callbacks locally in your browser.
URL encoding replaces unsafe or reserved ASCII characters with a "%" symbol followed by two hexadecimal digits representing the character’s byte value in UTF-8.
The Softnag URL Encoder provides toggles between component encoding (which encodes delimiters like &, =, ?, /) and standard URI encoding (which preserves structural protocol and path delimiters).
Decoding runs synchronously in local JavaScript, providing instantaneous bidirectional translation.
Safely pass URLs, email addresses, and text with special characters inside URL query strings.
Decode long Google Analytics campaign URLs to inspect UTM parameters and redirect targets.
Encode redirect_uri parameters for Google, GitHub, and Facebook OAuth 2.0 authorization flows.
Format search query parameters containing spaces, ampersands, and quotes for REST API calls.
encodeURI encodes a complete URL while preserving protocol delimiters like ":", "/", and "?". encodeURIComponent encodes all special characters, making it suitable for individual query string values.
In standard URL paths and query strings, spaces are percent-encoded as %20. In application/x-www-form-urlencoded form data, spaces are frequently represented as "+". Softnag handles both.
No. Softnag processes all URL encoding and decoding strictly within your browser client.
Yes. You can decode multiple layers of percent-encoded URLs with sequential decoding passes.
Yes. Chinese, Arabic, Cyrillic, and emoji characters are encoded into standard UTF-8 percent-byte sequences.
URLs can only be sent over the internet using the standard ASCII set. Reserved characters (such as spaces, &, ?, =) must be encoded with % followed by two hexadecimal digits.