const secretMes1 = "How's%20it%20going%3F"; const secretMes2 = "How's it going?"; const decodedComp = decodeURIComponent(secretMes1); console.log(decodedComp); const encodedComp = encodeURIComponent(secretMes2); console.log(encodedComp); const uri = "http://www.basescripts.com?=Hello World"; const encoded = encodeURI(uri); console.log(encoded); How's it going? How's%20it%20going%3F http://www.basescripts.com?=Hello%20World