Technology & Computing
URL Percent-Encoding Length Calculator
Estimate the encoded length of a URL or query string once unsafe characters are percent-encoded.
Your inputs
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Encoded length
280 characters
Length growth
40%
Characters encoded
40
Original length
200
Each percent-encoded byte turns into a 3-character sequence such as %20, tripling its footprint.
Formula and working
Encoded length = safeChars + unsafeChars × 3 (each unsafe byte becomes %XX)
- 1
Collect the inputs
Total characters in string = 200; Share of characters needing encoding = 20 %
- 2
Apply the formula
Encoded length = safeChars + unsafeChars × 3 (each unsafe byte becomes %XX)
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Result
Encoded length = 280 characters
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Important limitation
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