JSON Unescape

Decode JSON-escaped strings back to raw text. Reverses \", \n, \t, and Unicode escape sequences. Runs in your browser. No data sent anywhere.

Escaped string0 chars

Decoded text0 chars

How It Works

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Paste escaped string
The body between the outer quotes. No surrounding quotes needed.
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Unescape runs live
Output updates as you type.
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Copy or download
Use the decoded value in your tests, logs, or docs.

Use Cases

Read API error messages
Decode escaped error strings from API responses to read the original message.
Inspect log lines
Decode log entries stored as escaped JSON strings.
Reverse test fixtures
Convert a JSON-escaped test fixture back to its raw form.
Render embedded HTML
Decode HTML stored as a JSON-escaped string back to readable markup.

Frequently Asked Questions

It reverses JSON string escaping. Turning sequences like `\"`, `\n`, `\t`, and `\uXXXX` back into their literal characters. Use it to read a JSON-encoded string as the raw value it represents.

When you've extracted a string from a JSON payload and want to read it as plain text. Common cases: error messages, log lines, HTML or code embedded in API responses, or stack traces stored as JSON strings.

No. Paste just the escaped content, without the surrounding `"…"`. The tool wraps it for you before parsing.

Yes. `\uXXXX` sequences are decoded back to their original characters, including surrogate pairs for non-BMP characters.

You will see the JSON parser error. The most common cause is a stray unescaped backslash or quote. Clean those up first or use the JSON Escape tool to round-trip.

No. Everything runs in your browser.

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