JavaScript String Escape

JavaScript String Escape is a tool that automatically escapes special characters in any string so it can be safely embedded in JavaScript code. Special characters like single quotes, double quotes, backslashes, newlines, carriage returns, tabs, and Unicode code points all require escaping before they can be used inside a JS string literal — and doing this by hand is error-prone and tedious.

This tool is essential for developers who work with dynamic string generation, template building, or any situation where raw text needs to land inside a JavaScript string without breaking syntax. Instead of hunting down every offending character manually, you paste your input and get clean, properly escaped output in milliseconds — reducing bugs and saving time across every environment from browser scripts to Node.js backends.

Using the tool is straightforward: paste or type your raw string into the input field and the escaped version is produced instantly in the output panel. The tool processes your text and prefixes the necessary backslash sequences — for example, a double quote " becomes \", a newline becomes \n, a tab becomes \t, and a backslash itself becomes \\. The result is a string you can drop directly between quotes in your JavaScript source code.

For Unicode characters, the tool handles both basic and supplementary plane characters, converting them to their \uXXXX or \uXXXX\uXXXX surrogate pair representations where needed. This is particularly important when your strings contain emoji, non-Latin scripts, or other characters outside the ASCII range that could cause encoding issues in certain environments.

One edge case to be aware of: the tool escapes for use inside standard double-quoted or single-quoted string literals. If you are working with ES6 template literals (backtick strings), the escaping rules differ slightly — backticks and ${ sequences need escaping instead of quote characters. Always verify the output matches the quote style you intend to use in your code.