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Unicode Unescaper
Convert \uXXXX Unicode escape sequences back into their original characters.
How to Use Unicode Unescaper
- 1Paste text containing \uXXXX escape sequences
- 2Click Process
- 3Copy the decoded readable text
Frequently Asked Questions
It scans for \u followed by exactly 4 hexadecimal digits and replaces each match with the corresponding character.
It converts each \uXXXX sequence independently — a character originally split into a surrogate pair (two \uXXXX sequences) will correctly recombine into the right emoji/character when both halves are present and adjacent in your input.
Use the separate Unicode Escaper tool for the reverse direction.
No — conversion happens entirely in your browser.
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