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Unicode Escape Converter (\u, &#x;, U+)

Convert text to \uXXXX, \u{…}, HTML entities or U+ codes, and decode them back to text.

Tool inputs stay in your browser · optional AI search sends your query

Good to know: Escapes let you write any character (ñ, ₱, emoji) using only basic ASCII letters, for code, JSON or HTML.

How to use it (step by step)

  1. 1Type or paste your text into the “Text or escapes” box. There is already an example in it so you can see how it works; press Clear to start with your own.
  2. 2Choose your settings: “Direction”, “Format”, “Only non-ASCII characters”.
  3. 3The answer appears right away in the “Result” box. No button needed.
  4. 4Press Copy and paste the result wherever you need it.

Words to know

HTML
The code language web pages are written in.
Escape / unescape
Adding a backslash or code before special characters (like quotes) so they do not break your code. Unescape turns them back.
Unicode / UTF-8
Unicode gives every character (A, ñ, ₱, 😀) a number. UTF-8 is how those numbers are stored as bytes.
JSON
A common text format apps use to store and send data, made of names and values in { } brackets.

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