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Quoted Printable Encoder Decoder

Encode and decode Quoted-Printable text for email and MIME debugging. Handle soft line breaks, UTF-8 text, equals escapes, line wrapping, spaces, tabs, and clean report output.

Paste email body text, MIME content, or Quoted-Printable text with equals escapes such as =C3=A9 and soft line breaks ending with =.

Options

Quoted-Printable is common in email and MIME content because it keeps most readable text visible while safely escaping special bytes.

Output

Converted Quoted-Printable output will appear here.
Quoted-Printable conversion happens directly in your browser. Your email content or text is not uploaded to a server.

Encoding and Decoding Quoted-Printable Email Text

Quoted-Printable is a MIME transfer encoding often used in email bodies. It keeps normal readable text mostly unchanged while encoding special bytes as equals escapes, such as =C3=A9 for part of a UTF-8 character.

This Quoted Printable Encoder Decoder helps you inspect encoded email content, decode MIME text, encode text for email-safe transport, and understand soft line breaks that end with an equals sign.

Using the Quoted-Printable Converter

  1. Paste normal text or Quoted-Printable encoded content.
  2. Choose encode, decode, or auto detect.
  3. Select newline handling and charset mode.
  4. Adjust line wrapping, trailing whitespace, and strict decode options.
  5. Copy the clean output, report, JSON, or hex bytes.

Common Quoted-Printable Use Cases

  • Decoding MIME email bodies copied from raw email source.
  • Checking why symbols or accented characters appear as equals escapes.
  • Inspecting soft line breaks in long email lines.
  • Encoding UTF-8 text for email-safe content transfer.
  • Debugging email templates, transactional emails, and CRM exports.
  • Converting Quoted-Printable output into readable text or hex bytes.

Example Quoted-Printable Text

Plain: café = price
Quoted-Printable: caf=C3=A9 =3D price

Soft Line Breaks in Quoted-Printable

Quoted-Printable content can wrap long lines using a soft line break. A line ending with = means the next line continues the same logical line. When decoding, those soft breaks are removed.

This is useful in email because MIME content often has line-length limits. The visible line breaks in the raw message may not be actual line breaks in the decoded text.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Quoted-Printable encoding?

It is a MIME encoding that keeps most readable text visible while escaping special bytes with equals signs and hexadecimal values.

What does =C3=A9 mean?

It is the UTF-8 byte sequence for é written as Quoted-Printable equals escapes.

Why do some lines end with equals signs?

That is usually a soft line break. It means the line continues on the next line after decoding.

Is Quoted-Printable the same as Base64?

No. Base64 encodes all bytes into a compact alphabet. Quoted-Printable keeps many readable characters as-is and escapes only needed bytes.

Is anything uploaded when I convert text?

No. Conversion happens directly in your browser.