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🔗 URL Tool
URL Decoder
Decode percent-encoded URLs back to readable text. Auto-detects query parameters, form encoding (+spaces), and shows every decoded sequence.
Decode %XX sequences
Form encoding (+spaces)
Query param table
Decoded sequences list
Encoded Input
Decoded Output
🔍 Decoded Sequences
📋 Query Parameters
Key
Value
About this tool
The PixelForge URL Decoder converts percent-encoded URL strings back to their readable form. URLs can only contain a limited set of characters — special characters, spaces, and non-ASCII characters are percent-encoded (e.g., space becomes %20, & becomes %26). This tool decodes those encoded strings so you can read and work with URLs containing complex query strings, non-English characters, or encoded parameters.
Frequently Asked Questions
Percent encoding (also called URL encoding) replaces unsafe URL characters with a % sign followed by the character's hexadecimal ASCII code. For example, a space becomes %20 and & becomes %26.
When copying a URL from a browser address bar or log file, the URL may contain percent-encoded characters that make it hard to read. Decoding reveals the original, human-readable form.
URL decoding converts %XX sequences back to characters. HTML unescaping converts HTML entities (&, <, etc.) back to characters. They are different encoding schemes used in different contexts.
No. The decoded form represents the same resource as the encoded form. Decoding is purely for human readability.
There is no practical limit. Long encoded URLs and query strings are decoded without issues.