Online Java String Unescape Tool

What is Java String Unescaping?

Java string unescaping is the process of converting escape sequences back to their original characters. When you copy a string from Java source code, it often contains escape sequences that need to be converted back to readable text.

Supported Escape Sequences

Escape Sequence	Result	Description
\"	"	Double quote
\'	'	Single quote
\\	\	Backslash
\n	Newline	Line feed (LF)
\r	Carriage Return	Carriage return (CR)
\t	Tab	Horizontal tab
\b	Backspace	Backspace character
\f	Form Feed	Form feed character
\uXXXX	Unicode char	Unicode escape sequence

How to use this tool?

1. Enter or paste your escaped Java string in the input area above.
2. Click the "Unescape Java String" button.
3. The plain text output will be displayed.
4. Use the Java Escape tool to escape text for Java.

Example

Input: Hello \"World\"\\nHow are you?

Output: Hello "World"
How are you?