PHP htmlspecialchars_decode() Function

20 June 2025

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The htmlspecialchars_decode() function is an inbuilt function in PHP that converts special entities back to characters.

Syntax:

Sttring htmlspecialchars_decode(
    string $string, 
    int $flags = ENT_QUOTES | ENT_SUBSTITUTE | ENT_HTML401
)

Parameters: This function accept two parameters that are discussed below:

string: The string to decode.
flags: A bitmask of one or more of the following flags, which specify how to handle quotes and which document type to use.

Return Values: This function returns the decoded string.

Example 1: This example illustrates the htmlspecialchars_decode() function.

PHP

<?php 
$str = "<p>this -> "</p>\n"; 
echo htmlspecialchars_decode($str); 
?>

<p>this -> "</p>

Program 2: This example illustrates the htmlspecialchars_decode() function.

<?php 
$str = "<p>this -> "</p>\n"; 
echo htmlspecialchars_decode($str, ENT_NOQUOTES); 
?>

<p>this -> "</p>\

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.htmlspecialchars-decode.php