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[![NPM version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/unhomoglyph.svg?style=flat)](https://www.npmjs.org/package/unhomoglyph) [![NPM version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/unhomoglyph.svg?style=flat)](https://www.npmjs.org/package/unhomoglyph)
> Replace all homoglyphs with base characters. Useful to detect similar strings. > Replace all homoglyphs with base characters. Useful to detect similar strings.
For example, to prohibit register similar looking nicknames at websites.
Data source - [Recommended confusable mapping for IDN](http://www.unicode.org/Public/security/latest/confusables.txt), v9.0.0. Data source - [Recommended confusable mapping for IDN](http://www.unicode.org/Public/security/latest/confusables.txt), v9.0.0.
__Note!__ Text after transform is NOT intended be read by humans. For example,
`m` will be transformed to `r` + `n`. Goal is to compare 2 strings after
transform, to check if sources looks similar or not. If sources look similar,
then transformed strings are equal.
## Install ## Install
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const unhomoglyph = require('unhomoglyph'); const unhomoglyph = require('unhomoglyph');
console.log(unhomoglyph('AΑАᎪᗅᴀꓮ')); // => AAAAAAA console.log(unhomoglyph('AΑАᎪᗅᴀꓮ')); // => AAAAAAA
console.log(unhomoglyph('m')); // => rn (r + n)
``` ```