JavaScript decodeURIComponent()
Example
Decode a URI after encoding it:
let uri = "https://w3schools.com/my test.asp?name=ståle&car=saab";
let encoded = encodeURIComponent(uri);
let decoded = decodeURIComponent(encoded);
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Description
The decodeURIComponent() method decodes a URI component.
Note
Use the encodeURIComponent() method to encode a URI component
See Also:
The encodeURI() method to encode a URI
The decodeURI() method to decode a URI
Syntax
decodeURIComponent(uri)
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| uri | Required. The URI to be decoded. |
Return Value
| Type | Description |
| A string | The decoded URI. |
Browser Support
decodeURIComponent() is an ECMAScript1 (ES1) feature.
ES1 (JavaScript 1997) is fully supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
