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Unicode Escape Converter

Convert Unicode characters into escape sequences and decode Unicode escapes back into readable text.

Operation
Escape Format
Uses four hexadecimal digits. Characters outside the BMP are represented as UTF-16 surrogate pairs.
Input
Output
Details
OperationEncode
Format\uXXXX
Input characters20
Output characters126
Examples
A → \u0041
é → \u00e9
😀 → \ud83d\ude00 in \uXXXX mode
😀 → \u{1f600} in code-point mode
How It Works
• Encode converts Unicode characters into hexadecimal escape sequences.
• Decode converts supported\uXXXX and \u{...} sequences back into Unicode.
• Characters outside the Basic Multilingual Plane are handled correctly.
• The tool runs entirely in the browser. Nothing is uploaded to a server.

What is Unicode Escape Converter?

Convert Unicode text into escaped sequences such as \u0041 and decode Unicode escape sequences back into their original characters.

How to use

  1. Enter Unicode text or escape sequences.
  2. Choose encode or decode mode.
  3. Convert the input.
  4. Copy the resulting text.

Features

  • Unicode escaping
  • Unicode unescaping
  • Hexadecimal code points
  • Browser processing

Common Use Cases

  • JSON and JavaScript
  • Unicode debugging
  • Source code inspection
  • Data transformation

Example

Input
Hello
Output
\u0048\u0065\u006C\u006C\u006F

FAQ

Can Unicode escapes be decoded?

Yes.

Does it support regular Unicode text?

Yes.

Is processing local?

Yes.

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