JavaScript unescape() Function with Example



The JavaScript unescape() function is used to decode an encoded string. It is deprecated in JavaScript version 1.5.

Following is the code for the unescape() function −

Example

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<title>Document</title>
<style>
   body {
      font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
   }
   .sample,
   .result {
      font-size: 18px;
      font-weight: 500;
      color: red;
   }
   .result {
      color: blueviolet;
   }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>JavaScript unescape() property</h1>
<div class="sample"></div>
<div class="result"></div>
<button class="Btn">CLICK HERE</button>
<h3>
CLICK the above button to decode the above url
</h3>
<script>
   let sampleEle = document.querySelector(".sample");
   let resultEle = document.querySelector(".result");
   let url = "Hello World?image=8sf.jpg&size=400px";
   sampleEle.innerHTML = "Encoded url = " + escape(url) + "<br>";
   document.querySelector(".Btn").addEventListener("click", () => {
      resultEle.innerHTML = "Decoded url = " + unescape(url);
   });
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

On clicking the ‘CLICK HERE’ button −

Updated on: 2020-05-12T06:11:52+05:30

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