diff --git a/client/main.c b/client/main.c
index 2f1226e..fe38c84 100644
--- a/client/main.c
+++ b/client/main.c
@@ -7,7 +7,34 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <unistd.h> // read(), write(), close()
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include "config.h"
+void unescape(char *buffer, size_t buf_len)
+{
+    int i;
+    bool last_is_escape = false;
+    for (i = 0; i < buf_len; i++)
+    {
+        if (last_is_escape)
+        {
+            switch (buffer[i])
+            {
+            case 'n':
+                buffer[i - 1] = ' ';
+                buffer[i] = '\n';
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (buffer[i] == '\\')
+        {
+            last_is_escape = true;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            last_is_escape = false;
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 int main()
 {
@@ -43,6 +70,7 @@ int main()
     // function for chat
     char clientMessage[MESSAGE_STRING_LENGTH] = {0};
     recvfrom(sockfd, clientMessage, MESSAGE_STRING_LENGTH, 0, servaddr, &ss);
+    unescape(clientMessage, (size_t)MESSAGE_STRING_LENGTH);
     puts(clientMessage);
 
     // close the socket
diff --git a/quotes.txt b/quotes.txt
index 4acad9c..8c50954 100644
--- a/quotes.txt
+++ b/quotes.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-première ligne \n Deuxième ligne \n troixième ligne
+première ligne\nDeuxième ligne\ntroixième ligne