XML Escape & Unescape

Escape or unescape XML-reserved characters.

About the XML Escape & Unescape

Escape the five XML-reserved characters into entities or unescape numeric and named entities back to characters, so embedded text never breaks document well-formedness.

Frequently asked questions

Which characters must be escaped in XML?

& < > in text, plus " and ' inside attribute values — all five are handled.

Are numeric character references supported?

Yes — decimal (&#38;) and hexadecimal (&#x26;) forms both unescape.

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