# Unescape as HTML

> Unescape text in any editable input field as HTML, turning character references (like \`π\`) to Unicode characters (like \`π\`), by right-clicking on editable fields and selecting "Unescape text as HTML".

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/unescape-as-html](https://chrome-stats.com/d/unescape-as-html)

## Overview

- **ID:** `unescape-as-html`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Fabio Pesari
- **Category:** language-support
- **Version:** 0.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2020-11-08
- **First published:** 2020-11-07
- **Size:** 24 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/unescape-as-html/)
- **Website:** [https://gitlab.com/fpesari/firefox-unescape-as-html](https://gitlab.com/fpesari/firefox-unescape-as-html)

## Description

Unescape as HTML is a simple extension for Mozilla Firefox that unescapes text in editable input fields as HTML, replacing character references with Unicode characters.

## Rankings

- #137,605 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `menus`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/unescape-as-html)