string-unfancy

Replace all n/m dashes, curly quotes with their simpler equivalents

Install

This package is pure ESM. If you're not ready yet, install an older version of this program, 4.1.0 (npm i string-unfancy@4.1.0).

npm i string-unfancy

Quick Take

import { strict as assert } from "assert";

import { unfancy } from "string-unfancy";

// U+2019
// https://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/2019/index.htm
// https://mothereff.in/js-escapes
const rightSingleQuote = "\u2019";

assert.equal(unfancy(`someone${rightSingleQuote}s`), "someone's");

// works with encoded HTML:
assert.equal(unfancy("someone’s"), "someone's");

Documentation

Please visit codsen.com for a full description of the API. If you’re looking for the Changelog, it’s here.

Contributing

To report bugs or request features or assistance, raise an issue on GitHub.

Licence

MIT License

Copyright 2010-2025 Roy Revelt and other contributors