This HTML character encoder/converter will modify characters to their matching inactive entities. Specific characters are significant in HTML and cannot be placed directly into your website markup as they will be interpreted as active and not as pure text. An example of this is if you are a front-end developer writing an article that uses code samples to educate the reader on proper syntax. In this case, you would need to convert the sample markup to render it inactive and then it will safe to embed in your webpage.