Encode text and special characters for safe use in URLs. URL encoding (percent encoding) converts special characters to their percent-encoded equivalents. Essential for creating valid URLs, query parameters, and handling special characters in web development.
Use URL encoding when creating URLs with special characters, query parameters, or user input that may contain spaces or special symbols.
Special characters like spaces, ampersands, question marks, and other non-alphanumeric characters are encoded to their percent-encoded form.
Yes, you can encode entire URL strings, though typically you only need to encode specific parts like query parameters.