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title: "Format.htmlentitiesDecode ViewHelper <f:format.htmlentitiesDecode>"
manual: "Fluid ViewHelper Reference"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3viewhelper:typo3-fluid-format-htmlentitiesdecode@main"
source: "Global/Format/HtmlentitiesDecode.rst"
modified: "2026-09-16T13:37:51+00:00"
---

# Format.htmlentitiesDecode ViewHelper `<f:format.htmlentitiesDecode>`

ViewHelper to apply `html_entity_decode()` to a value, transforming HTML entity representations back into HTML special characters (like `&quot;` to `"`).

Go to the source code of this ViewHelper: [Format\\HtmlentitiesDecodeViewHelper.php (GitHub)](https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/blob/main/typo3/sysext/fluid/Classes/ViewHelpers/Format/HtmlentitiesDecodeViewHelper.php).

**Table of contents**

-   [Examples](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3viewhelper:examples@main)
-   [Arguments](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3viewhelper:arguments@main)

## Examples

### Default notation

**packages/my_extension/Resources/Private/Templates/Content/Text.fluid.html**

```html
<f:format.htmlentitiesDecode>{text}</f:format.htmlentitiesDecode>
```

Text containing the following escaped signs: `&amp;` `&quot;` `&#039;` `&lt;` `&gt;`, will be processed by `html_entity_decode()`.
These will result in: `&` `"` `'` `<` `>`.

### Inline notation

**packages/my_extension/Resources/Private/Templates/Content/Text.fluid.html**

```html
{text -> f:format.htmlentitiesDecode(encoding: 'ISO-8859-1')}
```

Text containing the following escaped signs: `&amp;` `&quot;` `&#039;` `&lt;` `&gt;`, will be processed by `html_entity_decode()`.
These will result in: `&` `"` `'` `<` `>`.

But encoded as ISO-8859-1.

## Arguments

-   **encoding**

    -   *Type:* string

    Define the encoding used when converting characters (Default: UTF-8).

-   **keepQuotes**

    -   *Type:* bool
    -   *Default:* false

    If TRUE, single and double quotes won't be replaced (sets ENT_NOQUOTES flag).

-   **value**

    -   *Type:* string

    string to format