URLs can only contain a specific set of characters. When you need to include a space or a special symbol in a URL, it must be "encoded" into a format that web browsers and servers understand.

Common Encoded Characters

The most common encoded character is '%20', which represents a space. Other symbols, like '&' or '?', have special meanings in URLs and must also be encoded if they are part of the data.

Encode and Decode Instantly

Our URL Encoder/Decoder is a simple utility for converting strings to a URL-safe format and back again.