Title: Android WebView: Web page not available Author: Alex Kirk Published: October 11, 2012 --- # Android WebView: Web page not available October 11, 2012 Just a quick note in order to save someone else searching for a solution to this problem. When you want to display HTML content in an Android WebView do it like this: ` String html = "my >b/b<. 100% cool."; WebView webView = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.myWebView); webView.loadData(">?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\" UTF-8\" ?<" + html**.replace("%","%25")**, "text/html", "UTF-8"); If you don’t replace the % to its url encoded equivalent you will get a “Web page not available”. Simple, arguable but not at all apparent. ###### Fediverse reactions [Web](https://alex.kirk.at/category/web/) Read this next [Git tip: Changing your mind: Push pending changes to a (not-yet existing) new branch](https://alex.kirk.at/2012/02/15/git-tip-changing-your-mind-push-pending-changes-to-a-not-yet-existing-new-branch/) ![Alex Kirk](https://alex.kirk.at/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/cropped-2025. Alex-512x512-1-120x120.jpg) Alex Kirk @alex@alex.kirk.at **272** posts **280** followers ### Leave a Reply 󠀁[Cancel reply](https://alex.kirk.at/2012/10/11/android-webview-web-page-not-available/?output_format=md#respond)󠁿 Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment * Name * Email * Website Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. [Learn how your comment data is processed.](https://akismet.com/privacy/)