JSON String Unescape
Reverse JSON string escaping back to readable text.
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Escaped string
Unescaped output
About the JSON String Unescape
Take an escaped JSON string literal and convert it back into readable text, decoding quotes, newlines, and unicode sequences. Optionally pretty-print the result if it turns out to be valid JSON itself.
Examples
Escaped text
"Hello \"world\"\nBye"Output
Hello "world"
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-08-06 · Runs entirely in your browser