deburr (Lodash compatibility)

::: warning Use deburr from es-toolkit

This deburr function operates slower due to handling non-string input values.

Instead, use the faster and more modern deburr from es-toolkit.

:::

Converts special characters and diacritical marks in a string to ASCII characters.

const result = deburr(str);

Usage

deburr(str)

Converts special characters and diacritical marks in a string to ASCII characters. This is useful for making multilingual text easier to search or sort.

import { deburr } from 'es-toolkit/compat';

deburr('Æthelred'); // 'Aethelred'
deburr('München'); // 'Munchen'
deburr('Crème brûlée'); // 'Creme brulee'

Non-string values are also converted to strings before processing.

import { deburr } from 'es-toolkit/compat';

deburr(123); // '123'
deburr(null); // ''
deburr(undefined); // ''

Parameters

• str (string, optional): The string to remove special characters from.

Returns

(string): Returns the string with special characters and diacritical marks converted to ASCII characters.