JSON Escaping and Encoding/Escape a forward slash if needed

Escaping `/` is optional in JSON.

Section: Escaping basics

Escape a forward slash if needed

json
json
{
  "html": "<\/script>"
}
Explanation

Some serializers escape `/` defensively in HTML contexts.

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