Best way to obfuscate an e-mail address on a website?

Double-lock: outsmart the smart bots

Sure, HTML entities are handy, but clever spambots may decode them. Implement a dual-defense system:

• Harness JavaScript to dynamically weave mailto links, concealing them in code.
• Enlist CAPTCHAs on your contact form — bots stumble, humans excel.
• Bet on Base64 to encode the email in mailto links, decrypting it with JavaScript upon page load.
• Deploy email reversal; restore order with JavaScript later. <!-- Order from chaos, JavaScript style!

User experience: a compromise

Ensure your security measures won't obstruct your users:

• Request the user to solve email address riddles — it's gentle obfuscation.
• Prioritize simple, user-friendly spam-filtering mechanisms.
• Stay within the boundaries of accessibility despite the obfuscation.

Adaptive measures: keep up with bot evolution

Curb your complacency — no technique offers absolute protection:

• Repeatedly validate your obfuscation robustness.
• Stay informed about the latest spam-filter strides.
• Mull over substituting clickable email links with obfuscated plain text.

Code enthusiasts: dare to venture

If you're game for advanced methods:

• Experiment with server-side scripting for dynamic mailto links.
• Use anchor tags with encrypted mailto links.
• Stretch beyond HTML entities to explore hexadecimal or CSS content property encodings.

Outsmart bots non-tech style

Look beyond code and consider alternative methods:

• Entertain the user with riddles or puzzles.
• Broadcast your email address using audio or video.
• Employ a trusted third-party platform to facilitate worry-free correspondence.

Accessibility for everyone

Bear in mind everyone wants to reach you:

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• A plan B for when JavaScript is disabled: provide other forms of contact.