diff --git a/src/utilities.spec.ts b/src/utilities.spec.ts
index c456d36..018c15e 100644
--- a/src/utilities.spec.ts
+++ b/src/utilities.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { describe, beforeEach, it, expect, mock, afterAll, spyOn } from 'bun:test';
-import { debounce, deepCopy, deepDiff, filter, map, MutarionKind, splitAt } from './utilities';
+import { describe, beforeEach, it, expect, afterAll, spyOn } from 'bun:test';
+import { decode, deepCopy, deepDiff, filter, map, MutarionKind, splitAt } from './utilities';
 import { install } from '@sinonjs/fake-timers';
 
 type MilliSeconds = number;
@@ -72,6 +72,44 @@ describe('utilities', () => {
         });
     });
 
+    describe('decode', () => {
+        it('should decode \\t characters', async () => {
+            // Arrange
+            const given = 'this is\\ta string';
+            const expected = 'this is\ta string';
+
+            // Act
+            const actual = decode(given);
+
+            // Assert
+            expect(actual).toBe(expected);
+        });
+
+        it('should decode \\n characters', async () => {
+            // Arrange
+            const given = 'this is\\na string';
+            const expected = 'this is\na string';
+
+            // Act
+            const actual = decode(given);
+
+            // Assert
+            expect(actual).toBe(expected);
+        });
+
+        it('should decode \\uHHHH characters', async () => {
+            // Arrange
+            const given = 'this is \\u1234 a string';
+            const expected = 'this is \u1234 a string';
+
+            // Act
+            const actual = decode(given);
+
+            // Assert
+            expect(actual).toBe(expected);
+        });
+    });
+
     describe('deepCopy', () => {
         it('can skip values passed by reference (non-objects, null, and undefined)', async () => {
             // arrange
diff --git a/src/utilities.ts b/src/utilities.ts
index e58a76d..ad834c7 100644
--- a/src/utilities.ts
+++ b/src/utilities.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const decodeReplacer = (_: any, char: string) => ({
     f: '\f',
     "'": '\'',
     '"': '\"',
-    u: String.fromCharCode(Number.parseInt(char.slice(1))),
+    u: String.fromCharCode(Number.parseInt(`0x${char.slice(1)}`)),
 }[char.charAt(0)] ?? '');
 export const decode = (subject: string): string => subject.replace(decodeRegex, decodeReplacer);