JSON Unescape

reverse backslash escapes · round-trip with json-escape

Reverse json-escape: turn a backslash-encoded JSON string back into the original text. Round-trip safe.

Input (escaped string)

Unescaped output

Paste an escaped string.

How to unescape

Paste in either panel. The tool auto-detects direction.
Toggle options:
- Wrap with quotes — on adds the surrounding "...", off gives just the escaped contents.
- Escape non-ASCII — replaces every codepoint > 127 with \uXXXX for legacy systems.
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What if there are no surrounding quotes?

The tool wraps the input in quotes internally before parsing. Both forms work.

Will it work offline?

Yes.