Ever wonder what those weird %20 things were doing in your URL bar? Having trouble getting a link to work? Are you really bored? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this page is for you.
Explanation
Certain characters are reserved for special purposes and could potentially confuse a browser if included in a URL. One way around this problem is just to not use any of those characters. But people don't like limitations and so these codes were created:
| Character | Code |
| Space ( ) | %20 |
| At ( @ ) | %40 |
| Pound ( # ) | %23 |
| Dollar ( $ ) | %24 |
| Percent ( % ) | %25 |
| Caret ( ^ ) | %5E |
| Ampersand ( & ) | %26 |
| Character | Code |
| Euro ( € ) | %80 |
| Tilde ( ~ ) | %7E |
| Accent ( ` ) | %60 |
| Pipe ( | ) | %7C |
| Backslash ( \ ) | %5C |
| Quotes ( " ) | %3A |
| Semicolon ( ; ) | %3B |
| Character | Code |
| Left Brace ( { ) | %7B |
| Right Brace ( } ) | %7D |
| Left Bracket ( [ ) | %5B |
| Right Bracket ( ] ) | %5D |
| Less Than ( < ) | %3C |
| Greater Than ( < ) | %3E |
How To Use It
All you have to do is replace the restricted characters with the codes and then copy that link into your browser. Want to test it out? Copy the following address into your browser and then add on some of the codes: http://www.plantink.com/urlencoding.php?test=