Inspect named, decimal, and hexadecimal character references in HTML source. Each occurrence is decoded in an isolated element and reported with its source position, resulting character, Unicode code point, and reference style. The output helps diagnose double encoding, inconsistent entity styles, and invisible or unfamiliar characters.
A reference pattern locates ampersand sequences that end in semicolons. DOM parsing performs standards-based decoding, after which Unicode code points are read with codePointAt rather than UTF-16 code units.
This inspector reports explicit character references in source. Literal Unicode characters that were not written as entities are not included.
<p>Tom & Jerry paid $10 for 3 < 5 items.</p> <p>Copyright © 2026 — emoji: 🚀</p>
Run the sample to see a structured report generated by the same processing logic used for pasted input.
A reference pattern locates ampersand sequences that end in semicolons. DOM parsing performs standards-based decoding, after which Unicode code points are read with codePointAt rather than UTF-16 code units.
This inspector reports explicit character references in source. Literal Unicode characters that were not written as entities are not included.
Yes. References such as 🚀 are decoded and labeled hexadecimal.
No. It lists explicit ampersand entity references in the pasted source only.
Each Unicode code point in the decoded value is listed in U+ notation.
No. The inspector intentionally targets semicolon-terminated references to avoid ambiguous matches.
No. A textarea element performs character-reference decoding without running scripts.
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Summary | Count and outcome of the current run |
| Interpretation | Warnings and practical review guidance |
| Exports | Copy-ready output plus CSV or JSON when available |
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