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JSON String Escape/Unescape

Escape special characters for JSON strings or unescape JSON-encoded strings.

Characters Escaped

" → \"    (double quote)
\ → \\    (backslash)
/ → \/    (forward slash)
\n → \\n  (newline)
\r → \\r  (carriage return)
\t → \\t  (tab)

When do I need to escape strings?

When embedding text in JSON that contains quotes, newlines, or backslashes.