The decodeURI() function decodes a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) previously created by encodeURI or by a similar routine.
Syntax
decodeURI(encodedURI)Parameters
encodedURI- A complete, encoded Uniform Resource Identifier.
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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ECMAScript 3rd Edition (ECMA-262) | Standard | Initial definition. |
| ECMAScript 5.1 (ECMA-262) The definition of 'decodeURI' in that specification. |
Standard | |
| ECMAScript 2015 (6th Edition, ECMA-262) The definition of 'decodeURI' in that specification. |
Standard | |
| ECMAScript 2017 Draft (ECMA-262) The definition of 'decodeURI' in that specification. |
Draft |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
| Feature | Android | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |