JSON Escape & Unescape
Escape special characters for JSON strings or unescape them.
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What is JSON Escaping?
JSON escaping converts special characters into escape sequences so they can be safely included in JSON strings. Characters like quotes, backslashes, and newlines need escaping to maintain valid JSON syntax.
Escaped Characters
- " (quote): Becomes \"
- \\ (backslash): Becomes \\\\
- Newline: Becomes \\n
- Tab: Becomes \\t
- Carriage return: Becomes \\r
Use Cases
- API Requests: Prepare strings for JSON payloads.
- Configuration: Store multiline text in JSON config files.
- Database: Escape data before storing as JSON.