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						- # unescape [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/unescape) [](https://npmjs.org/package/unescape) [](https://npmjs.org/package/unescape) [](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/unescape)
 - 
 - > Convert HTML entities to HTML characters, e.g. `>` converts to `>`.
 - 
 - ## Install
 - 
 - Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
 - 
 - ```sh
 - $ npm install --save unescape
 - ```
 - 
 - ## Usage
 - 
 - ```js
 - var decode = require('unescape');
 - 
 - console.log(decode('<div>abc</div>'));
 - //=> '<div>abc</div>'
 - 
 - // get the default entities directly
 - console.log(decode.chars);
 - ```
 - 
 - ## Characters
 - 
 - For performance, this library only handles the following common entities (split into groups for backward compatibility).
 - 
 - ### Default entities
 - 
 - Only the following entities are converted by default.
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 - | **Character** | **Description** | **Entity Name** | **Entity Number** | 
 - | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 - | `<` | less than | `<` | `<` |
 - | `>` | greater than | `>` | `>` |
 - | `&` | ampersand | `&` | `&` |
 - | `"` | double quotation mark | `"` | `"` |
 - | `'` | single quotation mark (apostrophe) | `'` | `'` |
 - 
 - Get the default entities as an object:
 - 
 - ```js
 - console.log(decode.chars);
 - ```
 - 
 - ### Extra entities
 - 
 - Only the following entities are converted when `'extras'` is passed as the second argument.
 - 
 - | **Character** | **Description** | **Entity Name** | **Entity Number** |
 - | `¢` | cent                               | `¢`  | `¢` |
 - | `£` | pound                              | `£` | `£` |
 - | `¥` | yen                                | `¥`   | `¥` |
 - | `€` | euro                               | `€`  | `€` |
 - | `©` | copyright                          | `©`  | `©` |
 - | `®` | registered trademark               | `®`   | `®` |
 - 
 - Example:
 - 
 - ```js
 - // convert only the "extras" characters
 - decode(str, 'extras');
 - // get the object of `extras` characters
 - console.log(decode.extras);
 - ```
 - 
 - ### All entities
 - 
 - Convert both the defaults and extras:
 - 
 - ```js
 - decode(str, 'all');
 - ```
 - 
 - Get all entities as an object:
 - 
 - ```js
 - console.log(decode.all);
 - ```
 - 
 - ## Alternatives
 - 
 - If you need a more robust implementation, try one of the following libraries:
 - 
 - * [html-entities](https://github.com/mdevils/node-html-entities)
 - * [ent](https://github.com/substack/node-ent)
 - 
 - ## About
 - 
 - ### Related projects
 - 
 - * [html-elements](https://www.npmjs.com/package/html-elements): Array of all standard HTML and HTML5 elements. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/html-elements "Array of all standard HTML and HTML5 elements.")
 - * [html-tag](https://www.npmjs.com/package/html-tag): Generate HTML elements from a javascript object. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/html-tag "Generate HTML elements from a javascript object.")
 - * [html-toc](https://www.npmjs.com/package/html-toc): Generate a HTML table of contents using cheerio. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/html-toc "Generate a HTML table of contents using cheerio.")
 - * [is-self-closing](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-self-closing): Returns true if the given name is a HTML void element or common SVG self-closing… [more](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-self-closing) | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-self-closing "Returns true if the given name is a HTML void element or common SVG self-closing element.")
 - 
 - ### Contributing
 - 
 - Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).
 - 
 - ### Building docs
 - 
 - _(This project's readme.md is generated by [verb](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), please don't edit the readme directly. Any changes to the readme must be made in the [.verb.md](.verb.md) readme template.)_
 - 
 - To generate the readme, run the following command:
 - 
 - ```sh
 - $ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb
 - ```
 - 
 - ### Running tests
 - 
 - Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
 - 
 - ```sh
 - $ npm install && npm test
 - ```
 - 
 - ### Author
 - 
 - **Jon Schlinkert**
 - 
 - * [github/jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert)
 - * [twitter/jonschlinkert](https://twitter.com/jonschlinkert)
 - 
 - ### License
 - 
 - Copyright © 2017, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert).
 - Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
 - 
 - ***
 - 
 - _This file was generated by [verb-generate-readme](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), v0.6.0, on June 04, 2017._
 
 
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