String Escape / Unescape
Escape or unescape strings for different target contexts: JavaScript string literals, JSON, HTML entities, regular expressions, and SQL. Prevents common injection bugs and encoding errors when embedding strings in code.
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Common Use Cases
- Escape user input before embedding in JS
- Unescape JSON strings from API responses
- Escape special chars for regex patterns
- Prepare SQL string literals safely
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do I need to escape strings?
Unescaped special characters can break string parsing, cause syntax errors, or enable injection attacks. For example, an unescaped quote in a SQL string can allow SQL injection; an unescaped backslash in JSON causes parse errors.
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Tool Info
CategoryencodingAI EnhancementNoData StorageZero retention