The html_entity_decode Function

The html_entity_decode function converts HTML entities to their corresponding characters. See examples for better understanding.

Syntax

html_entity_decode(string $string, int $flags = ENT_COMPAT, ?string $encoding = null): string

Let's convert a string with tags:

<?php
	$str = '<b>text</b>';
	$res = html_entity_decode($str);
	
	echo $res;
?>

Code execution result:

'<b>text</b>'

Let's convert a string with an ampersand:

<?php
	$str = 'test: &';
	$res = html_entity_decode($str);
	
	echo $res;
?>

Code execution result:

'test: &'