# string-collapse-leading-whitespace

> Collapse the leading and trailing whitespace of a string

Latest version **7.3.1** (published 2026-09-06) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install string-collapse-leading-whitespace
pnpm add string-collapse-leading-whitespace
yarn add string-collapse-leading-whitespace
bun add string-collapse-leading-whitespace
```

## Health

**Score 75/100 (B)** — status: active.

Positive: has types; esm support; no vulnerabilities; has provenance; recently updated; high maintenance score; high quality score.

Warnings: low downloads.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 7.3.1 |
| Published | 2026-09-06 |
| First published | 2018-01-18 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | ESM |
| Node | >=18.20.8 |
| Dependencies | 0 |
| Unpacked size | 15.2 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| Provenance | attested (GitHub Actions) |
| GitHub stars | 214 |
| Author | Roy Revelt |
| Maintainers | royston |
| Keywords | alt, attributes, characters, dash, email, encoding, fancy, quote, remove, replace, simple, string, tags, templates |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/string-collapse-leading-whitespace
- Repository: https://github.com/codsen/codsen
- Homepage: https://codsen.com/os/string-collapse-leading-whitespace
- Issues: https://github.com/codsen/codsen/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/string-collapse-leading-whitespace

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## Recent versions

- 7.3.1 (latest) — 2026-09-06
- 7.3.0 — 2026-09-01
- 7.2.0 — 2026-08-19
- 7.1.3 — 2026-01-15
- 7.1.0 — 2025-10-15
- 7.0.20 — 2025-10-12
- 7.0.19 — 2025-10-08
- 7.0.18 — 2025-10-07
- 7.0.9 — 2025-03-02
- 7.0.7 — 2024-01-05
- 7.0.6 — 2023-07-14
- 7.0.5 — 2023-04-12
- 7.0.4 — 2023-03-12
- 7.0.3 — 2022-12-22
- 7.0.2 — 2022-12-06
- … 131 more at https://npm.io/package/string-collapse-leading-whitespace/versions

## README

<h1 align="center">string-collapse-leading-whitespace</h1>

<p align="center">Collapse the leading and trailing whitespace of a string</p>

<p align="center">
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**No dependencies whatsoever.** This package declares no dependencies or devDependencies.

## Install

This package is [pure ESM](https://gist.github.com/sindresorhus/a39789f98801d908bbc7ff3ecc99d99c). If you're not ready yet, install an older version of this program, 5.1.0 (`npm i string-collapse-leading-whitespace@5.1.0`).

```bash
npm i string-collapse-leading-whitespace
```

## Quick Take

```js
import { strict as assert } from "node:assert";

import { collWhitespace } from "string-collapse-leading-whitespace";

assert.equal(collWhitespace("  aaa   "), " aaa ");
```


## Documentation

Please [visit codsen.com](https://codsen.com/os/string-collapse-leading-whitespace/) for a full description of the API. For **Changelog**, see [raw md on GitHub](https://github.com/codsen/codsen/blob/main/packages/string-collapse-leading-whitespace/CHANGELOG.md) or [the website](https://codsen.com/os/string-collapse-leading-whitespace/changelog).

## Contributing

To report bugs or request features or assistance, [raise an issue](https://github.com/codsen/codsen/issues/new/choose) on GitHub.

## Licence

MIT License

Copyright © 2010-2026 Roy Revelt and other contributors

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