1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ext/console/01_console.js b/ext/console/01_console.js
index dbbc549ca..11b6c549c 100644
--- a/ext/console/01_console.js
+++ b/ext/console/01_console.js
@@ -2427,6 +2427,7 @@ const denoInspectDefaultOptions = {
   colors: false,
   showProxy: false,
   breakLength: 80,
+  escapeSequences: true,
   compact: 3,
   sorted: false,
   getters: false,
@@ -2500,7 +2501,9 @@ function quoteString(string, ctx) {
     ctx.quotes[0];
   const escapePattern = new SafeRegExp(`(?=[${quote}\\\\])`, "g");
   string = StringPrototypeReplace(string, escapePattern, "\\");
-  string = replaceEscapeSequences(string);
+  if (ctx.escapeSequences) {
+    string = replaceEscapeSequences(string);
+  }
   return `${quote}${string}${quote}`;
 }