JSON Escape & Unescape

Escape and unescape JSON strings online for free. Convert text to a valid JSON string literal and back — runs in your browser.

Plain text

He said "JSON is great" — and used \n escapes.

Escaped JSON string

"He said \"JSON is great\" — and used \\n escapes."

About JSON Escape & Unescape

Convert plain text into a properly escaped JSON string literal, or decode an escaped JSON string back into readable text.

Quotes, backslashes, newlines and control characters are handled according to the JSON spec. Everything runs locally in your browser.