URL Decode
Reverse percent-encoding to read URLs and query strings.
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URL decoding reverses the percent-encoding step that protects special characters in URLs. Converterzilla's decoder accepts any string with %XX escapes and emits the original UTF-8 text. Useful for debugging redirect chains, exploring captured network traffic, or reading anything that's been over-encoded.
How to use URL Decoder in your browser
- Paste an encoded URL. Or just the value of a single query parameter.
- Read decoded text. Live updates as you type.
- Copy. Drop the readable version into your editor.
Why use Converterzilla for URL Decoder
UTF-8 aware
Multi-byte escape sequences (%E4%B8%AD) decode correctly.
Tolerant
Plus-signs are decoded to spaces — covers both query-string and path conventions.
Browser-only
No upload, no logging, no API quota.
Frequently asked questions about URL Decoder
Run the decoder twice. We always do exactly one pass so the result stays predictable.
A stray %XX that isn't a valid two-hex sequence. Find the bare '%' in your input.
No — those are HTML entity-encoded, not URL-encoded. Different operation.