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JSON Unstringify

Decode an escaped JSON string back into raw, readable text.

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How do you unstringify a JSON string?

When you unstringify “Line one\nLine two”, the \n stops being two characters and becomes an actual line break. All standard JSON escapes decode: \", \\, \/, \b, \f, \n, \r, \t and \uXXXX. Paste the string with or without its outer quotes; either form parses. Malformed escapes yield empty output instead of a half-decoded guess. Decoding happens on your machine, in the page itself.

How to use the JSON Unstringify

  1. 1 Paste the escaped string; outer double quotes are optional.
  2. 2 Escape sequences collapse back into real newlines, tabs and Unicode characters.
  3. 3 An empty result means the escapes did not parse; fix and retry.
  4. 4 Copy the decoded text.

What you can use it for

  • Reading a JSON string value as normal text.
  • Recovering multi-line text stored as a JSON string.
  • Debugging an over-escaped API field.
  • Reversing a JSON stringify step.

Frequently asked questions

Must the input keep its surrounding quotes?
No. Quoted input is parsed as-is; unquoted input is wrapped for you first. Both roads lead to the same decoded text.
What does a blank output mean?
The string is not valid JSON, often an unpaired quote or a broken \u escape. Nothing is emitted rather than an incorrect partial decode.
Which escapes are recognised?
The full JSON set: \", \\, \/, \b, \f, \n, \r, \t and four-digit \uXXXX sequences.

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JSON Stringify Escape raw text into a valid, quoted JSON string literal. Unquote String Remove surrounding quotes from a string and unescape its contents.

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