---
url: /process-functions/script-unescapecontrolcharacters.md
description: >-
  Replaces Unicode escape sequences in a string with the characters they
  represent.
---

# script.unescapeControlCharacters

Replaces Unicode escape sequences in a string with the characters they represent. For example, `\u000a` becomes a newline. Use it to restore text escaped with [script.escapeControlCharacters](/process-functions/script-escapecontrolcharacters).

It converts every sequence in the form `\uXXXX`, not only those for control characters.

```js
script.unescapeControlCharacters(input)
```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `input` | `string` | The string to unescape. |

## Returns

The string with its escape sequences converted to characters.

## Examples

::: code-group

```js [unescapeControlCharacters.js]
const original = script.unescapeControlCharacters("Line one\\u000aLine two");
```

```text [Result]
Line one
Line two
```

:::

## Related

* [script.escapeControlCharacters](/process-functions/script-escapecontrolcharacters)