Sometimes, we want to decode UTF-8 with JavaScript.

In this article, we’ll look at how to decode UTF-8 with JavaScript.

How to decode UTF-8 with JavaScript?

To decode UTF-8 with JavaScript, we use the decodeURIComponent function.

For instance, we write

const decodeUtf8 = (s) => {
  return decodeURIComponent(escape(s));
};

to define the decodeUtf8 function.

In it, we call escape to return a escaped version of string s.

And then we call decodeURIComponent to decode the contents of the escaped string.

Conclusion

To decode UTF-8 with JavaScript, we use the decodeURIComponent function.