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# unescape [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/unescape) [](https://npmjs.org/package/unescape) [](https://npmjs.org/package/unescape) [](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/unescape)
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> Convert HTML entities to HTML characters, e.g. `>` converts to `>`.
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## Install
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Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
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```sh
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$ npm install --save unescape
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```
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## Usage
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```js
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var decode = require('unescape');
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console.log(decode('<div>abc</div>'));
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//=> '<div>abc</div>'
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// get the default entities directly
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console.log(decode.chars);
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```
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## Characters
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For performance, this library only handles the following common entities (split into groups for backward compatibility).
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### Default entities
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Only the following entities are converted by default.
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| **Character** | **Description** | **Entity Name** | **Entity Number** | 
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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| `<` | less than | `<` | `<` |
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| `>` | greater than | `>` | `>` |
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| `&` | ampersand | `&` | `&` |
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| `"` | double quotation mark | `"` | `"` |
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| `'` | single quotation mark (apostrophe) | `'` | `'` |
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Get the default entities as an object:
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```js
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console.log(decode.chars);
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```
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### Extra entities
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Only the following entities are converted when `'extras'` is passed as the second argument.
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| **Character** | **Description** | **Entity Name** | **Entity Number** |
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| `¢` | cent                               | `¢`  | `¢` |
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| `£` | pound                              | `£` | `£` |
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| `¥` | yen                                | `¥`   | `¥` |
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| `€` | euro                               | `€`  | `€` |
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| `©` | copyright                          | `©`  | `©` |
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| `®` | registered trademark               | `®`   | `®` |
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Example:
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```js
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// convert only the "extras" characters
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decode(str, 'extras');
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// get the object of `extras` characters
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console.log(decode.extras);
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```
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### All entities
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Convert both the defaults and extras:
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```js
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decode(str, 'all');
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```
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Get all entities as an object:
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```js
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console.log(decode.all);
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```
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## Alternatives
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If you need a more robust implementation, try one of the following libraries:
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* [html-entities](https://github.com/mdevils/node-html-entities)
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* [ent](https://github.com/substack/node-ent)
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## About
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### Related projects
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* [html-elements](https://www.npmjs.com/package/html-elements): Array of all standard HTML and HTML5 elements. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/html-elements "Array of all standard HTML and HTML5 elements.")
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* [html-tag](https://www.npmjs.com/package/html-tag): Generate HTML elements from a javascript object. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/html-tag "Generate HTML elements from a javascript object.")
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* [html-toc](https://www.npmjs.com/package/html-toc): Generate a HTML table of contents using cheerio. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/html-toc "Generate a HTML table of contents using cheerio.")
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* [is-self-closing](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-self-closing): Returns true if the given name is a HTML void element or common SVG self-closing… [more](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-self-closing) | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-self-closing "Returns true if the given name is a HTML void element or common SVG self-closing element.")
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### Contributing
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Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).
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### Building docs
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_(This project's readme.md is generated by [verb](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), please don't edit the readme directly. Any changes to the readme must be made in the [.verb.md](.verb.md) readme template.)_
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To generate the readme, run the following command:
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```sh
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$ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb
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```
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### Running tests
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Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
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```sh
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$ npm install && npm test
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```
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### Author
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**Jon Schlinkert**
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* [github/jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert)
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* [twitter/jonschlinkert](https://twitter.com/jonschlinkert)
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### License
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Copyright © 2017, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert).
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Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
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***
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_This file was generated by [verb-generate-readme](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), v0.6.0, on June 04, 2017._ |