JSON Escape / Unescape

Escape plain text strings so they can be embedded safely inside JSON string literals (escaping quotes `\"`, newlines `\n`, tabs `\t`, and backslashes `\\`), or unescape JSON string literals back to raw unescaped text.

Why Use This Tool?

• Embedding Text in JSON Payloads: Safely embed multi-line text, HTML, or code snippets into JSON API payloads.
• Fix JSON Escaping Errors: Unescape double-escaped JSON string fields from server logs or database entries.
• Environment Variable Formatting: Format string variables for JSON configuration files.

How to Use

1. Select Action: "Escape for JSON" or "Unescape from JSON".
2. Paste your input text string.
3. Copy the escaped or unescaped string result.

Real Working Example

Input:

Plain Text: Hello "World"
Line 2

Output Result:

Escaped JSON String: Hello \"World\"\nLine 2

Important Technical Details & Specifications

• JSON String Specification Engine: Replaces `"` with `\"`, `\` with `\\`, `\n` with `\n`, `\r` with `\r`, and `\t` with `\t`.
• Reverse Unescaping Parser: Uses `JSON.parse(""" + input + """)` to restore raw text strings.
• Local Memory Processing: Zero network overhead.

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