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title: "Encode URL through JavaScript"
description: "Encode URL through JavaScript"
author: "Anonymous User"
published: 2021-07-20
updated: 2023-11-28
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/156570/encode-url-through-javascript
category: "javascript"
tags: ["javascript", "encryption", "url"]
reading_time: 2 minutes
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# Encode URL through JavaScript
How do you securely [encode](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/51/encode-and-decode-in-dot-net) a [URL](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/436/url-redirection) using [JavaScript](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/874/how-to-create-watermark-text-for-textbox-by-using-javascript) such that it can be placed in a GET [string](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1527/string-split-in-c-sharp)?
## Replies
### Reply by Aryan Kumar
In JavaScript, you can use the **encodeURIComponent()** function to encode a URL. This function takes a string as input and returns a new string in which certain characters have been replaced with their corresponding URL-encoded values.
Here's a simple example:
```plaintext
URL Encoding in JavaScript
```
In this example, the **encodeURIComponent()** function is used to encode the original URL. The results are then displayed in the console.
Please note that **encodeURIComponent()** is typically used to encode individual components of a URL, such as query parameters, rather than the entire URL. If you want to encode the entire URL, you can still use **encodeURIComponent()**, but be aware that certain characters like **:** and **/** will not be encoded, as they are allowed in the path of a URL.
If you specifically want to encode the entire URL, you can use **encodeURI()**:
```plaintext
var encodedUrl = encodeURI(originalUrl);
```
Choose the appropriate encoding function based on your specific use case.
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