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JavaScript Escape / Unescape

Escape text for JavaScript string literals or decode escape sequences back to text.

Runs locally in your browser. Your input is not uploaded.

How to Use

  1. 1

    Choose the direction

    Escape (text → literal-safe) or Unescape (decode sequences).

  2. 2

    Paste your text

    Multi-line input is fine — newlines become \n on escape.

  3. 3

    Copy the result

    Paste the escaped string directly between quotes in your code.

Frequently Asked Questions

It converts characters that would break a string literal — quotes, backslashes, newlines, tabs — into escape sequences like \" \\ \n \t, so any text can be safely pasted between quotes in source code.

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