URL Decoder — Percent-encoding hides readable characters behind %XX sequences. Paste an encoded URL or query string and get the original text back, including multi-byte UTF-8 characters like emoji and accented letters.
Decoding runs locally in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
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What is url decoder?
Percent-encoding hides readable characters behind %XX sequences. Paste an encoded URL or query string and get the original text back, including multi-byte UTF-8 characters like emoji and accented letters.
If the input contains a broken sequence — a % not followed by two hex digits — the tool explains the problem instead of producing garbled output.
How to use it
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Paste encoded text
Any percent-encoded string or full URL.
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Read or copy the result
The decoded text appears instantly.
Examples
Query string
Encoded symbols return to their readable form.
a%20b%26c%3Dd
Result: a b&c=d
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Last reviewed: 2026-09-18