# Turning a string containing Unicode code points to a normal string

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/turning-a-string-containing-unicode-code-points-to-a-normal-string/126273
**Category:** General Usage
**Tags:** question, strings, unicode
**Created:** [February 24, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/turning-a-string-containing-unicode-code-points-to-a-normal-string/126273 "2025-02-24T22:42:28Z")
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### Author: ![lance\_xwq](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/lance_xwq/32/36647_2.png) [@lance\_xwq](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lance_xwq)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/turning-a-string-containing-unicode-code-points-to-a-normal-string/126273/1 "2025-02-24T22:42:28Z")

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For example, given that `'\u03BC'` is `'μ'`, how should I turn `"\\u03BCm"` to `"μm"`?

Thanks for any suggestions!

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### Author: ![lbilli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lbilli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lbilli)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2025, 11:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/turning-a-string-containing-unicode-code-points-to-a-normal-string/126273/2 "2025-02-24T23:01:47Z")

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```julia
julia> unescape_string("\\u03BCm")
"μm"

```

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### Author: ![lance\_xwq](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/lance_xwq/32/36647_2.png) [@lance\_xwq](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lance_xwq)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2025, 11:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/turning-a-string-containing-unicode-code-points-to-a-normal-string/126273/3 "2025-02-24T23:03:20Z")

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Exactly what I’m looking for. Thank you!