diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/StringEscapeUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/StringEscapeUtils.java
index a05c2f249..d84aae58a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/StringEscapeUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/StringEscapeUtils.java
@@ -57,10 +57,7 @@ public class StringEscapeUtils {
           }).with(
             new LookupTranslator(EntityArrays.JAVA_CTRL_CHARS_ESCAPE())
           ).with(
-            new AggregateTranslator(
-                new UnicodeEscaper(Range.between(0, 31)), 
-                new UnicodeEscaper(Range.between(0x80, Integer.MAX_VALUE)) 
-            )
+            UnicodeEscaper.outsideOf(32, 0x7f) 
         );
 
     /**
@@ -82,10 +79,7 @@ public class StringEscapeUtils {
                             {"/", "\\/"}
                       }),
             new LookupTranslator(EntityArrays.JAVA_CTRL_CHARS_ESCAPE()),
-            new AggregateTranslator(
-                new UnicodeEscaper(Range.between(0, 31)), 
-                new UnicodeEscaper(Range.between(0x80, Integer.MAX_VALUE)) 
-            )
+            UnicodeEscaper.outsideOf(32, 0x7f) 
         );
             
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/translate/NumericEntityEscaper.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/translate/NumericEntityEscaper.java
index 57ce842f3..0bf0bf947 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/translate/NumericEntityEscaper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/translate/NumericEntityEscaper.java
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ package org.apache.commons.lang3.text.translate;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.Writer;
 
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.Range;
-
 /**
  * Translates codepoints to their XML numeric entity escaped value.
  *
@@ -29,23 +27,73 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang3.Range;
  */
 public class NumericEntityEscaper extends CodePointTranslator {
 
-    private Range<Integer> range;
+    private final int below;
+    private final int above;
+    private final boolean between;
 
     /**
      * <p>Constructs a <code>NumericEntityEscaper</code> for the specified range. This is
-     * the underlying method for the other constructors/builders. </p>
+     * the underlying method for the other constructors/builders. The <code>below</code>
+     * and <code>above</code> boundaries are inclusive when <code>between</code> is
+     * <code>true</code> and exclusive when it is <code>false</code>. </p>
      *
-     * @param range range within which to escape entities
+     * @param below int value representing the lowest codepoint boundary
+     * @param above int value representing the highest codepoint boundary
+     * @param between whether to escape between the boundaries or outside them
      */
-    public NumericEntityEscaper(Range<Integer> range) {
-        this.range = range;
+    private NumericEntityEscaper(int below, int above, boolean between) {
+        this.below = below;
+        this.above = above;
+        this.between = between;
     }
 
     /**
      * <p>Constructs a <code>NumericEntityEscaper</code> for all characters. </p>
      */
     public NumericEntityEscaper() {
-        this.range = Range.between(0, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
+        this(0, Integer.MAX_VALUE, true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Constructs a <code>NumericEntityEscaper</code> below the specified value (exclusive). </p>
+     *
+     * @param codepoint below which to escape
+     * @return the newly created {@code NumericEntityEscaper} instance
+     */
+    public static NumericEntityEscaper below(int codepoint) {
+        return outsideOf(codepoint, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Constructs a <code>NumericEntityEscaper</code> above the specified value (exclusive). </p>
+     *
+     * @param codepoint above which to escape
+     * @return the newly created {@code NumericEntityEscaper} instance
+     */
+    public static NumericEntityEscaper above(int codepoint) {
+        return outsideOf(0, codepoint);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Constructs a <code>NumericEntityEscaper</code> between the specified values (inclusive). </p>
+     *
+     * @param codepointLow above which to escape
+     * @param codepointHigh below which to escape
+     * @return the newly created {@code NumericEntityEscaper} instance
+     */
+    public static NumericEntityEscaper between(int codepointLow, int codepointHigh) {
+        return new NumericEntityEscaper(codepointLow, codepointHigh, true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Constructs a <code>NumericEntityEscaper</code> outside of the specified values (exclusive). </p>
+     *
+     * @param codepointLow below which to escape
+     * @param codepointHigh above which to escape
+     * @return the newly created {@code NumericEntityEscaper} instance
+     */
+    public static NumericEntityEscaper outsideOf(int codepointLow, int codepointHigh) {
+        return new NumericEntityEscaper(codepointLow, codepointHigh, false);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -53,8 +101,14 @@ public class NumericEntityEscaper extends CodePointTranslator {
      */
     @Override
     public boolean translate(int codepoint, Writer out) throws IOException {
-        if(!range.contains(codepoint)) {
-            return false;
+        if(between) {
+            if (codepoint < below || codepoint > above) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (codepoint >= below && codepoint <= above) {
+                return false;
+            }
         }
 
         out.write("&#");
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/translate/UnicodeEscaper.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/translate/UnicodeEscaper.java
index c74e1b329..3ffc8ab11 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/translate/UnicodeEscaper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/translate/UnicodeEscaper.java
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ package org.apache.commons.lang3.text.translate;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.Writer;
 
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.Range;
-
 /**
  * Translates codepoints to their unicode escaped value.
  *
@@ -29,23 +27,73 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang3.Range;
  */
 public class UnicodeEscaper extends CodePointTranslator {
 
-    private Range<Integer> range;
-
-    /**
-     * <p>Constructs a <code>UnicodeEscaper</code> for the specified range. This is
-     * the underlying method for the other constructors/builders. </p>
-     *
-     * @param range range within which to escape entities
-     */
-    public UnicodeEscaper(Range<Integer> range) {
-        this.range = range;
-    }
+    private final int below;
+    private final int above;
+    private final boolean between;
 
     /**
      * <p>Constructs a <code>UnicodeEscaper</code> for all characters. </p>
      */
-    public UnicodeEscaper() {
-        this.range = Range.between(0, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
+    public UnicodeEscaper(){
+        this(0, Integer.MAX_VALUE, true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Constructs a <code>UnicodeEscaper</code> for the specified range. This is
+     * the underlying method for the other constructors/builders. The <code>below</code>
+     * and <code>above</code> boundaries are inclusive when <code>between</code> is
+     * <code>true</code> and exclusive when it is <code>false</code>. </p>
+     *
+     * @param below int value representing the lowest codepoint boundary
+     * @param above int value representing the highest codepoint boundary
+     * @param between whether to escape between the boundaries or outside them
+     */
+    private UnicodeEscaper(int below, int above, boolean between) {
+        this.below = below;
+        this.above = above;
+        this.between = between;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Constructs a <code>UnicodeEscaper</code> below the specified value (exclusive). </p>
+     *
+     * @param codepoint below which to escape
+     * @return the newly created {@code UnicodeEscaper} instance
+     */
+    public static UnicodeEscaper below(int codepoint) {
+        return outsideOf(codepoint, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Constructs a <code>UnicodeEscaper</code> above the specified value (exclusive). </p>
+     *
+     * @param codepoint above which to escape
+     * @return the newly created {@code UnicodeEscaper} instance
+     */
+    public static UnicodeEscaper above(int codepoint) {
+        return outsideOf(0, codepoint);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Constructs a <code>UnicodeEscaper</code> outside of the specified values (exclusive). </p>
+     *
+     * @param codepointLow below which to escape
+     * @param codepointHigh above which to escape
+     * @return the newly created {@code UnicodeEscaper} instance
+     */
+    public static UnicodeEscaper outsideOf(int codepointLow, int codepointHigh) {
+        return new UnicodeEscaper(codepointLow, codepointHigh, false);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Constructs a <code>UnicodeEscaper</code> between the specified values (inclusive). </p>
+     *
+     * @param codepointLow above which to escape
+     * @param codepointHigh below which to escape
+     * @return the newly created {@code UnicodeEscaper} instance
+     */
+    public static UnicodeEscaper between(int codepointLow, int codepointHigh) {
+        return new UnicodeEscaper(codepointLow, codepointHigh, true);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -53,8 +101,14 @@ public class UnicodeEscaper extends CodePointTranslator {
      */
     @Override
     public boolean translate(int codepoint, Writer out) throws IOException {
-        if(!range.contains(codepoint)) {
-            return false;
+        if(between) {
+            if (codepoint < below || codepoint > above) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (codepoint >= below && codepoint <= above) {
+                return false;
+            }
         }
 
         // TODO: Handle potential + sign per various unicode escape implementations
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/translate/NumericEntityEscaperTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/translate/NumericEntityEscaperTest.java
index 4c2b4247f..c46badd4d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/translate/NumericEntityEscaperTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/translate/NumericEntityEscaperTest.java
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ package org.apache.commons.lang3.text.translate;
 
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.Range;
-
 /**
  * Unit tests for {@link org.apache.commons.lang3.text.translate.NumericEntityEscaper}.
  * @version $Id$
@@ -28,7 +26,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang3.Range;
 public class NumericEntityEscaperTest extends TestCase {
 
     public void testBelow() {
-        NumericEntityEscaper nee = new NumericEntityEscaper(Range.between(0, (int)'E'));
+        NumericEntityEscaper nee = NumericEntityEscaper.below('F');
 
         String input = "ADFGZ";
         String result = nee.translate(input);
@@ -36,7 +34,7 @@ public class NumericEntityEscaperTest extends TestCase {
     }
 
     public void testBetween() {
-        NumericEntityEscaper nee = new NumericEntityEscaper(Range.between((int)'F', (int)'L'));
+        NumericEntityEscaper nee = NumericEntityEscaper.between('F', 'L');
 
         String input = "ADFGZ";
         String result = nee.translate(input);
@@ -44,7 +42,7 @@ public class NumericEntityEscaperTest extends TestCase {
     }
 
     public void testAbove() {
-        NumericEntityEscaper nee = new NumericEntityEscaper(Range.between((int)'G', Integer.MAX_VALUE));
+        NumericEntityEscaper nee = NumericEntityEscaper.above('F');
 
         String input = "ADFGZ";
         String result = nee.translate(input);
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/translate/UnicodeEscaperTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/translate/UnicodeEscaperTest.java
index fe83416f8..5ca5d33db 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/translate/UnicodeEscaperTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/translate/UnicodeEscaperTest.java
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ package org.apache.commons.lang3.text.translate;
 
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.Range;
-
 /**
  * Unit tests for {@link org.apache.commons.lang3.text.translate.UnicodeEscaper}.
  * @version $Id$
@@ -28,7 +26,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang3.Range;
 public class UnicodeEscaperTest extends TestCase {
 
     public void testBelow() {
-        UnicodeEscaper ue = new UnicodeEscaper(Range.between(0, (int)'E'));
+        UnicodeEscaper ue = UnicodeEscaper.below('F');
 
         String input = "ADFGZ";
         String result = ue.translate(input);
@@ -36,7 +34,7 @@ public class UnicodeEscaperTest extends TestCase {
     }
 
     public void testBetween() {
-        UnicodeEscaper ue = new UnicodeEscaper(Range.between((int)'F', (int)'L'));
+        UnicodeEscaper ue = UnicodeEscaper.between('F', 'L');
 
         String input = "ADFGZ";
         String result = ue.translate(input);
@@ -44,7 +42,7 @@ public class UnicodeEscaperTest extends TestCase {
     }
 
     public void testAbove() {
-        UnicodeEscaper ue = new UnicodeEscaper(Range.between((int)'G', Integer.MAX_VALUE));
+        UnicodeEscaper ue = UnicodeEscaper.above('F');
 
         String input = "ADFGZ";
         String result = ue.translate(input);