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The decodeURI()
function decodes a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) previously created by {{jsxref("encodeURI")}} or by a similar routine.
Syntax
decodeURI(encodedURI)
Parameters
encodedURI
- A complete, encoded Uniform Resource Identifier.
Return value
A string representing the decoded URI.
Description
Replaces each escape sequence in the encoded URI with the character that it represents, but does not decode escape sequences that could not have been introduced by {{jsxref("encodeURI")}}. The character “#
” is not decoded from escape sequences.
Examples
Decoding a Cyrillic URL
decodeURI("https://developer.mozilla.org/ru/docs/JavaScript_%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB%D1%8B"); // "https://developer.mozilla.org/ru/docs/JavaScript_шеллы"
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
{{SpecName('ES3')}} | {{Spec2('ES3')}} | Initial definition. |
{{SpecName('ES5.1', '#sec-15.1.3.1', 'decodeURI')}} | {{Spec2('ES5.1')}} | |
{{SpecName('ES6', '#sec-decodeuri-encodeduri', 'decodeURI')}} | {{Spec2('ES6')}} | |
{{SpecName('ESDraft', '#sec-decodeuri-encodeduri', 'decodeURI')}} | {{Spec2('ESDraft')}} |
Browser compatibility
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Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} |
Feature | Android | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} |
See also
- {{jsxref("decodeURIComponent")}}
- {{jsxref("encodeURI")}}
- {{jsxref("encodeURIComponent")}}