diff --git a/modules/config.js b/modules/config.js
index 69a25a4..4b2e77c 100644
--- a/modules/config.js
+++ b/modules/config.js
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ tbconfig.init = function () {
                         </td>\
                         </tr><tr>\
                         <td>Header:</td>\
-                        <td><textarea class="edit-header" >' + TBUtils.htmlEncode(unescape(configData.removalReasons.header ? configData.removalReasons.header : '')) + '</textarea></td>\
+                        <td><textarea class="edit-header" >' + TBUtils.htmlEncode(decodeURIComponent(configData.removalReasons.header ? configData.removalReasons.header : '')) + '</textarea></td>\
                         </tr><tr>\
                         <td>Footer:</td>\
-                        <td><textarea class="edit-footer" >' + TBUtils.htmlEncode(unescape(configData.removalReasons.footer ? configData.removalReasons.footer : '')) + '</textarea></td>\
+                        <td><textarea class="edit-footer" >' + TBUtils.htmlEncode(decodeURIComponent(configData.removalReasons.footer ? configData.removalReasons.footer : '')) + '</textarea></td>\
                         </tr>\
                     </table>',
                     footer: '<input class="save-removal-settings" type="button" value="Save removal reasons settings">'
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ tbconfig.init = function () {
 
                 var i = 0;
                 $(config.removalReasons.reasons).each(function () {
-                    var label = unescape(this.text);
+                    var label = decodeURIComponent(this.text);
                     if (label == '') {
                         label = '<span style="color: #cecece">(no reason)</span>';
                     } else {
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ tbconfig.init = function () {
                         label = TBUtils.htmlEncode(label);
                     }
 
-                    var removalReasonText = unescape(config.removalReasons.reasons[i].text) || '',
+                    var removalReasonText = decodeURIComponent(config.removalReasons.reasons[i].text) || '',
                         removalReasonTitle = config.removalReasons.reasons[i].title || '',
                         removalReasonFlairText = config.removalReasons.reasons[i].flairText || '',
                         removalReasonFlairCSS = config.removalReasons.reasons[i].flairCSS || '';
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ tbconfig.init = function () {
             if (config.modMacros && config.modMacros.length > 0) {
 
                 $(config.modMacros).each(function (i, item) {
-                    var label = unescape(item.text);
+                    var label = decodeURIComponent(item.text);
                     if (label == '') {
                         label = '<span style="color: #cecece">(no macro)</span>';
                     } else {
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ tbconfig.init = function () {
                         }
                         label = TBUtils.htmlEncode(label);
                     }
-                    var modMacroText = unescape(config.modMacros[i].text) || '',
+                    var modMacroText = decodeURIComponent(config.modMacros[i].text) || '',
                         modMacroTitle = config.modMacros[i].title || '';
 
                     var modMacroTemplate = '\
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ tbconfig.init = function () {
             $removalContent = $this.closest('td.removal-reasons-content'),
             reasonsNum = $removalContent.attr('data-reason');
 
-        $removalContent.find('.edit-area').val(unescape(config.removalReasons.reasons[reasonsNum].text) || '<span style="color: #cecece">(no macro)</span>');
+        $removalContent.find('.edit-area').val(decodeURIComponent(config.removalReasons.reasons[reasonsNum].text) || '<span style="color: #cecece">(no macro)</span>');
         $removalContent.find('input[name=removal-title]').val(config.removalReasons.reasons[reasonsNum].title || '');
         $removalContent.find('input[name=flair-text]').val(config.removalReasons.reasons[reasonsNum].flairText || '');
         $removalContent.find('input[name=flair-css]').val(config.removalReasons.reasons[reasonsNum].flairCSS || '');
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ tbconfig.init = function () {
             delete TBUtils.configCache[subreddit]; // should this use TBUtils.clearCache?  I'm not clear on what this does. -al
         }
 
-        var label = unescape(reasonText);
+        var label = decodeURIComponent(reasonText);
         if (label == '') {
             label = '<span style="color: #cecece">(no reason)</span>';
         } else {
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ tbconfig.init = function () {
             $macroContent = $this.closest('td.mod-macros-content'),
             reasonsNum = $macroContent.attr('data-macro');
 
-        $macroContent.find('.edit-area').val(unescape(config.modMacros[reasonsNum].text) || '<span style="color: #cecece">(no macro)</span>');
+        $macroContent.find('.edit-area').val(decodeURIComponent(config.modMacros[reasonsNum].text) || '<span style="color: #cecece">(no macro)</span>');
         $macroContent.find('input[name=macro-title]').val(config.modMacros[reasonsNum].title || '');
         $macroContent.find('input[name=edit-note]').val('');
 
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ tbconfig.init = function () {
             delete TBUtils.configCache[subreddit]; // should this use TBUtils.clearCache?  I'm not clear on what this does. -al
         }
 
-        var label = unescape(macroText);
+        var label = decodeURIComponent(macroText);
 
         if (label == '') {
             label = '<span style="color: #cecece">(no macro)</span>';
diff --git a/modules/macros.js b/modules/macros.js
index 1effa88..ceb2486 100644
--- a/modules/macros.js
+++ b/modules/macros.js
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ macros.init = function macrosInit() {
         if (!macroConfig) return;
 
         var $this = $(this),
-            comment = unescape($this.val()),
+            comment = decodeURIComponent($this.val()),
             topLevel = (e.target.className === 'tb-top-macro-select'),
             info;
             // disable the select box to prevent a mess with creating multiple popup boxes.
diff --git a/modules/modbar.js b/modules/modbar.js
index 74add0c..a5f7fd2 100644
--- a/modules/modbar.js
+++ b/modules/modbar.js
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ if (unmoderatedOn) {
 
     // Append shortcuts
     $.each(shortcuts, function (index, value) {
-        var shortcut = $('<span>- <a href="' + TBUtils.htmlEncode(unescape(value)) + '">' + TBUtils.htmlEncode(unescape(index)) + '</a> </span>');
+        var shortcut = $('<span>- <a href="' + TBUtils.htmlEncode(decodeURIComponent(value)) + '">' + TBUtils.htmlEncode(decodeURIComponent(index)) + '</a> </span>');
 
         $(shortcut).appendTo('#tb-toolbarshortcuts');
     });
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ if (unmoderatedOn) {
     <div class="tb-window-content-toolbox">\
     <p>\
         Import/export toolbox settings to a wiki page:<br>\
-        <input type="text" name="settingssub" placeholder="Fill in a private subreddit where you are mod..." value="' + TBUtils.htmlEncode(unescape(settingSub)) + '">\
+        <input type="text" name="settingssub" placeholder="Fill in a private subreddit where you are mod..." value="' + TBUtils.htmlEncode(decodeURIComponent(settingSub)) + '">\
         <input class="tb-settings-import" type="button" value="import">\
         <input class="tb-settings-export" type="button" value="export">\
         <b> Important:</b> This will reload the page without saving!\
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ if (unmoderatedOn) {
 
         } else {
             $.each(shortcuts, function (index, value) {
-                shortcutinput = '<tr class="tb-window-content-shortcuts-tr"><td><input type="text" value="' + TBUtils.htmlEncode(unescape(index)) + '" name="name"> </td><td> <input type="text" value="' + TBUtils.htmlEncode(unescape(value)) + '" name="url"> <td><td class="tb-window-content-shortcuts-td-remove">\
+                shortcutinput = '<tr class="tb-window-content-shortcuts-tr"><td><input type="text" value="' + TBUtils.htmlEncode(decodeURIComponent(index)) + '" name="name"> </td><td> <input type="text" value="' + TBUtils.htmlEncode(decodeURIComponent(value)) + '" name="url"> <td><td class="tb-window-content-shortcuts-td-remove">\
 <a class="tb-remove-shortcuts" href="javascript:void(0)"><img src="data:image/png;base64,' + TBui.iconDelete + '" /></a></td></tr>\
 <br><br>';
                 //console.log(shortcutinput);
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
         $(htmlabout).appendTo('.tb-window-content').hide();
         $('<a href="javascript:;" class="tb-window-content-about" data-module="about">About</a>').appendTo('.tb-window-tabs');
 
-        //	$("input[name=shortcuts]").val(unescape(shortcuts));
+        //	$("input[name=shortcuts]").val(decodeURIComponent(shortcuts));
     }
 
     $body.on('click', '.tb-settings-import, .tb-settings-export', function (e) {
diff --git a/modules/removalreasons.js b/modules/removalreasons.js
index 9c78cd0..31f6aeb 100644
--- a/modules/removalreasons.js
+++ b/modules/removalreasons.js
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ removal.register_setting('reasonAsSub', {
                 // Add additional data that is found in the wiki JSON.
                 // Any HTML needs to me unescaped, because we store it escaped in the wiki.
                 data.logReason = response.logreason || '';
-                data.header = unescape(response.header || '');
-                data.footer = unescape(response.footer || '');
+                data.header = decodeURIComponent(response.header || '');
+                data.footer = decodeURIComponent(response.footer || '');
                 data.logSub = response.logsub || '';
                 data.logTitle = response.logtitle || DEFAULT_LOG_TITLE;
                 data.banTitle = response.bantitle || DEFAULT_BAN_TITLE;
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ removal.register_setting('reasonAsSub', {
                 data.reasons = [];
                 $(response.reasons).each(function () {
                     data.reasons.push({
-                        text: unescape(this.text),
+                        text: decodeURIComponent(this.text),
                         title: this.title,
                         flairText: this.flairText,
                         flairCSS: this.flairCSS
diff --git a/modules/usernotes.js b/modules/usernotes.js
index ca73805..edce5e5 100644
--- a/modules/usernotes.js
+++ b/modules/usernotes.js
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ usernotes.init = function () {
             // We stopped using encode()d notes in v4
             notes.users.forEach(function (user) {
                 user.notes.forEach(function (note) {
-                    note.note = unescape(note.note);
+                    note.note = decodeURIComponent(note.note);
                 });
             });
             return notes;