The
encodeURIComponent()
function encodes everything in the given string, except
A-Z a-z 0-9 - _ . ! ~ * ' ( ). You should use this function
if the string you are encoding is only part of a URL.
const partOfURL = 'my-page#with,speci@l&/"characters"?';
const fullURL = 'https://my-website.com/my-page?query="a%b"&user=1';
encodeURIComponent(partOfURL); // Good, escapes special characters
// 'my-page%23with%2Cspeci%40l%26%2F%22characters%22%3F'
encodeURIComponent(fullURL); // Bad, encoded URL is not valid
// 'https%3A%2F%2Fmy-website.com%2Fmy-page%3Fquery%3D%22a%25b%22%26user%3D1'
The
encodeURI()
function encodes everything in the given string, except
A-Z a-z 0-9 ; , / ? : @ & = + $ - _ . ! ~ * ' ( ) #. You
should use this function if the string you are encoding is a full URL.
const partOfURL = 'my-page#with,speci@l&/"characters"?';
const fullURL = 'https://my-website.com/my-page?query="a%b"&user=1';
encodeURI(partOfURL); // Bad, does not escape all special characters
// 'my-page#with,speci@l&/%22characters%22?'
encodeURI(fullURL); // Good, encoded URL is valid
// 'https://my-website.com/my-page?query=%22this%25thing%22&user=1'