Use JavaScript decodeURIComponent() Function to decode URL. You can also use another built-in JavaScript decodeURI() function.
JavaScript URL decode Example
HTML example code.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<script>
var str = "https%3A%2F%2Ftutorial.eyehunts.com%2F";
console.log(decodeURIComponent(str));
</script>
</body>
</html>Output:
Decoding URL parameters with JavaScript
decodeURIComponent cannot be used directly to parse query parameters from a URL. It needs a bit of preparation.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<script>
function decodeQueryParam(p) {
return decodeURIComponent(p.replace(/\+/g, ' '));
}
console.log(decodeQueryParam('search+query%20%28correct%29'));
</script>
</body>
</html>Output: search query (correct)
Do comment if you have any doubts or suggestions on this JS URL topic.
Note: The All JS Examples codes are tested on the Firefox browser and the Chrome browser.
OS: Windows 10
Code: HTML 5 Version