diff --git a/jupyterhub/handlers/pages.py b/jupyterhub/handlers/pages.py
index c6a1c9d6..6ce15120 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/handlers/pages.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/handlers/pages.py
@@ -55,9 +55,11 @@ class HomeHandler(BaseHandler):
     async def get(self):
         user = self.current_user
         user_unicode = codecs.unicode_escape_encode(self.current_user.name)[0].decode()
+        user_unicode_1 = self.current_user.unicode_escaped_name
         self.log.info("user: %s", user)
         self.log.info("user.name: %s", user.name)
         self.log.info("user_unicode: %s", user_unicode)
+        self.log.info("user_unicode_1: %s", user_unicode_1)
         if user.running:
             # trigger poll_and_notify event in case of a server that died
             await user.spawner.poll_and_notify()
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ class HomeHandler(BaseHandler):
             'home.html',
             user=user,
             user_unicode=user_unicode,
+            user_unicode_1=user_unicode_1,
             url=url,
             allow_named_servers=self.allow_named_servers,
             named_server_limit_per_user=self.named_server_limit_per_user,
diff --git a/jupyterhub/user.py b/jupyterhub/user.py
index 16803084..3f702c04 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/user.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/user.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright (c) Jupyter Development Team.
 # Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
+import codecs
 import warnings
 from collections import defaultdict
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -353,10 +354,11 @@ class User:
     @property
     def unicode_escaped_name(self):
         """My name, escaped for use in javascript inserts, etc."""
-        unicoded = self.name.decode('unicode_escape')
+        #unicoded = self.name.decode('unicode_escape')
+        unicoded = codecs.unicode_escape_encode(self.name)[0].decode()
         self.log.info(f'unicode escaping: name={ self.name }, escaped={ unicoded }')
         print("in unicode_escaped_name")
-        return self.name # return normal name for now
+        return unicoded # return normal name for now
 
     @property
     def proxy_spec(self):
diff --git a/share/jupyterhub/templates/page.html b/share/jupyterhub/templates/page.html
index 1496abf3..51198934 100644
--- a/share/jupyterhub/templates/page.html
+++ b/share/jupyterhub/templates/page.html
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
         {% if user %}
         user: "{{user.name}}",
         user_unicode: "{{user_unicode}}",
+        user_unicode_1: "{{user_unicode_1}}",
         {% endif %}
         {% if admin_access %}
         admin_access: true,