Neo4j Browser 5.x shows double double quotes around string properties (e.g. ""anemia"") – but actual data has no quotes

[MonkeyKiller2330]

Hi everyone,

After upgrading to Neo4j 5.26 (Community Edition), I noticed that in the Browser’s Graph view, all string property values are displayed with two layers of double quotes. For example, an entity name that should be anemia appears as ""anemia"".

I have verified that the actual stored data does not contain any quotes:

cypher

MATCH (e:__Entity__) 
RETURN e.name, size(e.name) AS length, left(e.name, 1) = '"' AS starts_with_quote 
LIMIT 5;

Results:

• length for anemia is 2 (if it contained quotes it would be 4 or more)

• starts_with_quote is FALSE for all rows

Additionally, cypher-shell --format plain shows the values without any quotes. So the double double quotes are purely a rendering issue in the Browser.

Screenshots (please attach your own):

• Graph view shows ""anemia"" on a node label.

• Table or Text view might show "anemia" (single quotes) or plain anemia.

My questions:

1. Is this a known bug in Neo4j Browser 5.x? Has anyone else seen double double quotes?

2. How can I restore normal display (either no quotes or single quotes)?

3. Is there a temporary workaround (e.g., via :style or disabling some rendering option)?

Environment:

• Neo4j version: 5.26.0

• Neo4j Browser version: 5.26.0

• OS: Ubuntu 24.04

• Access: localhost:7474

What I have tried:

• :config command is not available anymore.

• :style only changes node colors/sizes, not string quoting.

• Clearing cache and re-login did not help.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!