What characters get escaped?

Quotes, backslashes, newlines, tabs, and other control characters as required by the JSON spec.

Can I get the result without quotes?

Yes, turn off Wrap in quotes to get just the escaped content.

Does this validate JSON?

No, it only escapes a plain string — use the JSON Validator to check full documents.

JSON String Escape

Escape special characters for use inside a JSON string.

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Wrap in quotes

Raw string

Escaped output

"Hello \"world\"\nLine two\tTabbed"

About the JSON String Escape

Convert raw text into a properly escaped JSON string literal, handling quotes, backslashes, newlines, and tabs. Optionally wrap the result in surrounding double quotes.

Examples

Quotes and newline

Hello "world"
Bye

Output

"Hello \"world\"\nBye"

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