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Quoted-Printable Encoder/Decoder

Encode and decode Quoted-Printable text (RFC 2045). Bidirectional -- edit either side. Runs entirely in your browser.

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Quoted-Printable

About Quoted-Printable

Quoted-Printable (RFC 2045) encodes non-ASCII and special bytes as =XX where XX is the uppercase hex value. Printable ASCII characters (33-126 except =) pass through unchanged. Lines are wrapped at 76 characters using soft line breaks (= at end of line). It is commonly used in email (MIME) for encoding text with accents or special characters.

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About Quoted-Printable Encoder/Decoder

Encode and decode Quoted-Printable, the MIME transfer encoding used in email to represent non-ASCII characters as =XX sequences. Helpful for debugging raw email bodies and headers.

How to use

  1. Paste the text or Quoted-Printable string.
  2. Choose encode or decode.
  3. Copy the converted result.

Frequently asked questions

When is Quoted-Printable used?
It is common in email (MIME) when content is mostly ASCII but contains a few special characters that must be escaped.
What does =20 or =3D mean?
Those are escaped bytes — =20 is a space and =3D is an equals sign; decoding restores the original characters.