encodeURI vs encodeURIComponent

TL;DR: use encodeURI for encoding full URLs and encodeURIComponent for parts of link (like query strings, mailto: and sms: body strings) or any kind of string NOT used as URL.

Reference links:

• https://thisthat.dev/encode-uri-vs-encode-uri-component/
• https://www.30secondsofcode.org/articles/s/javascript-encodeuri-encodeuricomponent
• https://dev.to/wanoo21/difference-between-encodeuri-and-encodeuricomponent-j3j