Remove Accents & Punctuation
Strip diacritical marks and accents (é -> e, ü -> u, ñ -> n) and remove punctuation marks while preserving whitespace and letters.
How to Use Remove Accents & Punctuation
- Paste Text: Paste text containing accented characters or punctuation.
- Select What to Remove: Choose Remove Accents / Diacritics, Remove Punctuation, or both.
- Copy Cleaned Output: Receive normalized, plain ASCII-compatible text.
Key Features & Capabilities
- Unicode Diacritic Stripping: Decomposes accented letters (e.g. café -> cafe, résumé -> resume).
- Punctuation Removal: Strips quotes, commas, periods, exclamation points, and symbols.
- Slug Preparation: Creates clean alphanumeric strings ideal for URL slugs and search queries.
- 100% In-Browser Privacy: Your text never leaves your device or touches an external server.
Common Use Cases
- URL Slug Generation: Normalize titles containing accents (e.g. "Crème Brûlée" -> "creme-brulee").
- Search Index Normalization: Prepare documents for search engines by stripping diacritics for fuzzy matching.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Will this convert characters like ñ to n?
- Yes, standard Unicode NFD decomposition replaces letters with their unaccented base Latin characters.
- Can I keep numbers while removing punctuation?
- Yes, numbers and letters are preserved while standard punctuation symbols are stripped.
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