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Unicode Escape & Unescape Online

Free online Unicode escape and unescape tool. Convert text to \uXXXX sequences and back. Supports all Unicode characters including emoji.

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💡 What is this
Unicode Escape
  • Unicode escaping converts characters into \uXXXX notation (or \u{XXXXX} for characters outside the BMP like emoji).
  • This is used in JavaScript, JSON, Java, Python, and other languages to represent non-ASCII characters safely.

  
📖 How to use
Step by Step
  • Paste text with special characters and click Escape
  • Or paste \uXXXX sequences and click Unescape
  • ASCII characters (32-126) are preserved as-is
  • Emoji and CJK characters are fully supported

  
🎯 Use cases
When to use
  • Embedding Unicode in source code safely
  • Debugging encoding issues in JSON/APIs
  • Converting emoji to escape sequences
  • Preparing text for systems that only support ASCII






Frequently Asked Questions

  
Are emoji supported?▾
Yes. Emoji and all Unicode characters above U+FFFF are encoded using surrogate pairs (\uD800-\uDFFF) which is the standard JavaScript representation.

  
Which characters get escaped?▾
Only non-ASCII characters (code point > 126) and control characters (code point < 32) are escaped. Standard printable ASCII stays readable.




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