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_.unescape([string=''])

The inverse of _.escape; this method converts the HTML entities &, <, >, ", ', and ` in string to their corresponding characters.

Note: No other HTML entities are unescaped. To unescape additional HTML entities use a third-party library like he.

Arguments

  1. [string=''] (string)

    The string to unescape.

Returns (string)

Returns the unescaped string.

Example

_.unescape('fred, barney, & pebbles');
// => 'fred, barney, & pebbles'