## Syntax
```mermaid
%%{init: {
'theme': 'base',
'flowchart': { 'padding': '7', 'nodeSpacing': '20', 'rankSpacing': '20' },
'themeVariables': {
'fontSize': '11px',
'fontFamily': 'Arial'
}
}}%%
flowchart LR
Start((START)) --> HTMLENCODE[HTMLENCODE]:::quoted
HTMLENCODE --> End((END))
```
## Purpose
The `HTMLENCODE` SQL function returns the input text encoded as HTML, with special characters replaced by their HTML representation.
See also [[HTMLDECODE]].
Parameters:
- Input (`varchar2`): the input which will be encoded to HTML from text.
Returns: A text which is the input encoded as HTML as `varchar2`.
## Examples
The following example retrieves the HTML representation of a text:
```sql
select htmlencode('Big Spender & Johnson has > output than ACME')
----------------
Big Spender & Johnson has > output than ACME
```