How to Escape Special Characters in Strings
Step-by-step guide to escaping and unescaping special characters for JSON, JavaScript, HTML, SQL, and regex using the DevHexLab String Escaper.
Tool Used
String Escaper
1
Open the String Escaper
Navigate to /tools/text/string-escaper.
2
Paste the string
Enter the text that contains characters you need to escape, or the escaped string you want to unescape.
3
Choose the escape format
Select the target format: JSON (escapes double quotes and backslashes), JavaScript (escapes for use inside string literals), HTML, SQL, or Regex.
4
Copy the result
Click Copy to grab the correctly escaped string ready to embed in your code or query.
All done!
You are ready to use String Escaper like a pro.