Convert string with encoded character to readable string in Javascript

Question

An API is returning string with special characters in this form:
"Universit\xc3\xa0 di Parma"
\xc3\xa0 means the character "à"

How can I convert this string into a readable form with JavaScript code?
Thank you !

Input: "Universit\xc3\xa0 di Parma"
Desidered output: "Università di Parma"

Answer 1

Use the escape() method with decodeURIComponent.

const original = 'Universit\xc3\xa0 di Parma';
const result = decodeURIComponent(escape(original));
console.log(result);