JavaScript decodeURI()

Decode a URI after encoding it:

let uri = "my test.html?name=ståle&car=saab";
let encoded = encodeURI(uri);
let decoded = decodeURI(encoded);

Description

The decodeURI() method decodes a URI.

Use the encodeURI() method to encode a URI

decodeURI( uri)

Parameter	Description
uri	Required. The URI to decode.

Type	Description
A string	The decoded URI.

decodeURI() 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