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Escape an ampersand in a URL query value

Keep an ampersand inside a search term from being interpreted as the start of another URL parameter.

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Encode the component pens & paper by itself. Leave the surrounding URL out of the input.

Check the result

The result should be pens%20%26%20paper. Decode it once to check that the two spaces and ampersand return.

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