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Link Formatter

Safely format links to remove broken spaces and special characters, or decode messy web addresses back into readable text.

URL_TRANSCODER

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Protocol: Standard URI Percent-encoding (RFC 3986).

What is the Link Formatter?

The Link Formatter (often called a URL Encoder/Decoder) solves the problem of broken website links. Web addresses can't contain spaces or certain special characters (like '&' or '='). If you try to share a link with those characters, it might break. This tool translates those characters into a safe 'code' (like turning a space into '%20') so the link works perfectly everywhere.

How to use it

  1. To fix a broken link (Encode): Paste your text or broken link into the input box.
  2. Click 'Encode' to replace all spaces and special characters with safe codes.
  3. To read a messy link (Decode): Paste a link filled with % symbols.
  4. Click 'Decode' to translate those symbols back into normal text so you can read it.

Common Use Cases

  • >Fixing a link to a file that has spaces in its name.
  • >Decoding a long, messy web address you received so you can see where it actually goes.
  • >Preparing text data to be sent safely through a web form or API.