Use unescape() function in JavaScript to decode given string. This string may be encoded by the escape() function.
unescape(string)Note: Do not use unescape to decode URIs, use decodeURI instead.
Example unescape string in JavaScript
HTML example code, This function accepts a single parameter.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<script>
str = escape("Hellow tutorial.eyehunts.com")
document.write("Encoded : " + str);
// New Line
document.write("<br>");
// unescape() function
document.write("Decoded : " + unescape(str))
</script>
</body>
</html>Output:
Warning: Although unescape() is not strictly deprecated (as in “removed from the Web standards”), it is defined in Annex B of the ECMA-262 standard, whose introduction states:
Do comment if you have any doubts or suggestions on this JS escape code.
Note: The All JS Examples codes are tested on the Firefox browser and the Chrome browser.
OS: Windows 10
Code: HTML 5 Version