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Unescape String

Decode backslash escape sequences back into readable text.

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What does unescape string do?

Unescaping a string turns backslash escape sequences back into the characters they represent, so \n becomes a real newline and \" becomes a quote. Snabbit also handles \t, \xNN, \uXXXX and \u{...} forms, rebuilding the original readable text. It runs entirely in your browser, so whatever you decode stays private on your device.

How to use the Unescape String

  1. 1 Paste the escaped string you want to decode.
  2. 2 The unescaped, readable text appears instantly.
  3. 3 Sequences like \n, \t and \uXXXX become real characters.
  4. 4 Copy the decoded text.

What you can use it for

  • Reading an escaped string from a log or JSON value.
  • Turning \n sequences back into real line breaks.
  • Recovering text copied out of source code.
  • Checking the result of an escape-string step.

Frequently asked questions

Which escape forms are understood?
Short escapes such as \n, \t and \r, plus hex (\xNN), four-digit unicode (\uXXXX) and code-point (\u{...}) sequences are all decoded back to characters.
What happens to an unknown escape?
If a backslash is followed by a character with no special meaning, that character is kept as-is, so the text is not lost.
How is this different from URL or HTML decoding?
It reverses backslash string escapes, not percent-encoding or HTML entities. Use the URL or HTML tools for those formats instead.

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