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URL Decode

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URL Decode converts percent-encoded strings back to readable text instantly — %20 becomes a space, %2F becomes a slash, multi-byte UTF-8 sequences decode to their correct Unicode characters. Paste any encoded URL, query parameter, or API response value and get the human-readable version in one click. Optionally decode + as space for HTML form data. Runs entirely in your browser with no server calls.

Related: URL EncodeBase64 DecodeHTML Entity Decode

How to use the URL Decoder

  1. Paste a percent-encoded URL or query string into the input field.
  2. The decoded output appears instantly — %20 becomes a space, %3A becomes :, and so on.
  3. Toggle Decode + as space if your input is from a form POST (application/x-www-form-urlencoded) where + represents a space.
  4. Click Copy to copy the decoded result to your clipboard.

What is URL decoding?

URL decoding reverses percent-encoding — it converts sequences like %20 back to a space, %3A back to :, and %2F back to /. It also handles the + sign used in application/x-www-form-urlencoded payloads as a space character.

When do you need to decode URLs?

Also useful: URL Encode, Base64 Decode, URL Parser.