https://github.com/iamakulov/unescape-js

Unescape special characters encoded by JavaScript escape sequences
https://github.com/iamakulov/unescape-js

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Unescape special characters encoded by JavaScript escape sequences

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/iamakulov/unescape-js
• Owner: iamakulov
• License: mit
• Created: 2016-04-15T15:04:54.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-03-01T11:05:37.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-31T04:05:59.754Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: escape-sequences, javascript, javascript-escape-sequences, string, unescape-js
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 300 KB
• Stars: 40
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 7
• Open Issues: 5
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# unescape-js

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> Unescape special characters encoded with [JavaScript escape sequences](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Grammar_and_types#Using_special_characters_in_strings)

## Install

```

npm install --save unescape-js

```

    

## Usage

`unescape-js` supports:

* all JavaScript escape sequences described [on the according MDN page](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Grammar_and_types#Using_special_characters_in_strings) including ES2015 Unicode code point escapes (`\u{XXXXX}`)

*  Python-style escape sequences (`\UXXXXXXXX`).

```js

var unescapeJs = require('unescape-js');

console.log(unescapeJs('Hello,\\nworld!'));

// Hello,

// world!

console.log(unescapeJs('Copyright \\u00A9'));

// Copyright ©

console.log(unescapeJs('\\u{1F604}'));

// 😄

```

## License

MIT © [Ivan Akulov](http://iamakulov.com)