JSON
JSON5 Formatter
Format and beautify JSON5 with comments, trailing commas and unquoted keys. Parses JSON5 spec strictly.
{
name: 'Ada',
roles: [
'admin',
],
}Why use our JSON5 Formatter?
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Follows RFC 8259 / ECMA-404 exactly. Reports errors with precise line and column diagnostics.
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