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What is URL Encoding?
URL encoding, or percent-encoding, replaces unsafe characters in URLs with % plus two hex digits per RFC 3986. It ensures links and query strings transmit correctly.
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URL Encoder/DecoderFree online URL encoder and decoder for query strings and components. Private client-side conversion.Open tool →URL ParserSplit any URL into protocol, host, path, and query params. Use when inspecting URLs; for encoding query strings use url-encoder. Input: URL text. Returns component table. 100% client-side.Open tool →
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