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Convert String Text to Unicode Escape Sequences

Need to ensure special characters (like Emojis or accented letters) survive in your source code? This tool acts as a bridge, encoding your human-readable **String** into safe **Unicode Escape Sequences** (e.g., `\u00A9`) compatible with Java, C++, JSON, and Python.

Input Source

UTF-8 String

Output Target

Unicode Escapes

Encoding

ASCII Safe

Privacy

Client-Side

How to Encode Text

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Paste Your Data: Copy the text with special characters (e.g., “Hello © World”) into the left input box.
2
Auto-Process: Our algorithm instantly maps each character to its hexadecimal **Unicode Code Point** and adds the specified prefix.
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Copy & Export: Click the “Copy” button. Your text is now safe for use in configuration files, source code, or databases.

🔧 Developer Tip: Use the “Keep ASCII” option if you only want to escape special characters (like `©` → `\u00A9`) while keeping English letters readable (“Hello”).

Why Escape Unicode Characters?

Many programming environments and older systems only support **7-bit ASCII**. If you put a special character like ‘é’ directly into a source file, it might break the compilation or display as garbage (`Ã©`) on another developer’s machine. By converting ‘é’ to `\u00E9`, you ensure the character is universally understood regardless of the file’s encoding.

Escape Format Comparison

Language	Prefix	Example Output (A)
Java / C++ / JSON	\u	\u0041
CSS	\	\000041
HTML / XML	&#x	A
Python	\U	\U00000041

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How are Emojis handled?

Emojis (like 😀) are 4-byte characters. In standard Java/JSON (UTF-16), they are often split into “surrogate pairs” (two `\u` codes). Our tool can output either the surrogate pair or the single ES6 code point format (`\u{1F600}`).

Q. Can I convert back to text?

Yes. If you have a string full of escape sequences and need to read it, use our **Unicode to String** decoder linked below.

String To Unicode