Invalid JSON character when running ng serve

Question

I am getting following error when running ng serve...

PS F:\\Projects\\RecipeApp> ng serve
Invalid JSON character: \"\\\"\" at 76:13.
Error: Invalid JSON char         


        

Answer 1

Open the file in Notepad++ and change the encoding to UTF-8 then save it will work for sure :)

Answer 2

I just had the same issue as described while using the "ng g c" command. The issue was that I forgot a comma (,) while adding a second style-sheet to the angular.json file.

Hope this helps someone, Vlad

Answer 3

Make sure angular.json encoding in UTF-8 not UTF-8-BOM.

Answer 4

Its mainly due to the syntax error in angular.json file. make sure there is a comma (,) in every end of the previous line. and also check the slash ( / and \ ) in path. use "/" instead of "\".

Answer 5

Check your Angular.json.

It seems that this config file is not correct.

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Update for clarification:
A misplaced "/" in the angular.json will create exactly that kind of error.

Answer 6

Looks like you've added a path in the angular.json file with "\" instead of "/".