Prepare a code string
Escape text containing line breaks and quotes for a JavaScript or JSON string.
String Escape and Unescape Converter
String Escape and Unescape Converter
Escape newlines, tabs, and quotes, or restore Unicode and hexadecimal escape sequences to literal characters.
Key features
- Escapes newlines, tabs, carriage returns, quotes, and backslashes.
- Processes control characters and characters outside printable ASCII with JSON string rules.
- Restores common sequences including \uXXXX, \xXX, \n, and \t.
- Can wrap the result as a complete quoted JSON string literal.
How to use
- Choose Escape or Unescape mode.
- Enter the string and inspect the result.
- Optionally enable quoted output, then copy it.
Examples
Restore escaped log text
Turn values containing \n, \t, or Unicode codes back into readable text.
Privacy
String escaping and restoration run in your browser.
Common questions
- Which escape formats are supported?
- You can transform JavaScript strings, JSON strings, regular-expression literals, and Unicode code escapes separately.
- Does unescaping remove surrounding quotes?
- JSON mode restores a valid JSON string literal. Other modes translate backslash sequences for the selected format back into characters.
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