What characters are escaped?

Double quotes (" → \"), backslashes (\ → \\), newlines (\n), tabs (\t), and other control characters.

Why escape JSON strings?

When you need to include special characters inside a JSON string value, they must be escaped to keep the JSON valid.

What is JSON unescaping?

Converting \n back to a newline, \" back to ", etc. — reversing the escape encoding.

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JSON Escape / Unescape

Escape a string for use inside a JSON value, or unescape a JSON-escaped string.

Raw String

Output

JSON Escape wraps a raw string in JSON encoding rules: backslashes, quotes, newlines, tabs, and control characters are escaped with backslash sequences. Unescape reverses this — useful for reading escaped JSON string values.

Frequently Asked Questions

: Double quotes (" → \"), backslashes (\ → \\), newlines (→ \n), carriage returns (→ \r), tabs (→ \t), and other control characters.

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