Decode Unicode escape sequences

Decode Unicode escape notation into the represented characters.

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ToolUnicode Unescape
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How it works

Unicode escape notation is converted into UTF-16 code units or a Unicode scalar value, depending on whether the source uses four-digit or brace code-point syntax. Valid surrogate pairs combine into one displayed character during rendering.

  • The two forms reflect JavaScript’s UTF-16 model and its code-point extension.

Worked example

Unescape Unicode
Convert Unicode escape sequences to readable characters
Input
											\u0048\u0065\u006C\u006C\u006F
Output
												Hello

When to use this

ASCII-only source, data fixtures, and surrogate-pair tests decode Unicode escapes.

Edge cases

  • A high surrogate without a matching low surrogate remains lone or invalid.
  • A code point above U+10FFFF must be rejected.
  • Decoding an escape does not normalize equivalent Unicode sequences.

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