Potherca
3/30/2018 - 11:44 PM

Remove Diacritics in Javascript (available as plain function, an extension on the `String` Object and a jQuery plugin).

Remove Diacritics in Javascript (available as plain function, an extension on the String Object and a jQuery plugin).

(function() {

    'use strict';
    // Based on source code at http://lehelk.com/2011/05/06/script-to-remove-diacritics/

    function removeDiacritics(p_sSubject) {
        var aDiacritics, sKey, sSubject;

        sSubject = p_sSubject;

        if (p_sSubject === undefined && (this instanceof String || typeof this === 'string')) {
            // We're being called as a method on the String Object
            sSubject = this;
        }

        aDiacritics = {
            'A': /[\u0041\u24B6\uFF21\u00C0\u00C1\u00C2\u1EA6\u1EA4\u1EAA\u1EA8\u00C3\u0100\u0102\u1EB0\u1EAE\u1EB4\u1EB2\u0226\u01E0\u00C4\u01DE\u1EA2\u00C5\u01FA\u01CD\u0200\u0202\u1EA0\u1EAC\u1EB6\u1E00\u0104\u023A\u2C6F]/g,
            'AA': /[\uA732]/g,
            'AE': /[\u00C6\u01FC\u01E2]/g,
            'AO': /[\uA734]/g,
            'AU': /[\uA736]/g,
            'AV': /[\uA738\uA73A]/g,
            'AY': /[\uA73C]/g,
            'B': /[\u0042\u24B7\uFF22\u1E02\u1E04\u1E06\u0243\u0182\u0181]/g,
            'C': /[\u0043\u24B8\uFF23\u0106\u0108\u010A\u010C\u00C7\u1E08\u0187\u023B\uA73E]/g,
            'D': /[\u0044\u24B9\uFF24\u1E0A\u010E\u1E0C\u1E10\u1E12\u1E0E\u0110\u018B\u018A\u0189\uA779]/g,
            'DZ': /[\u01F1\u01C4]/g,
            'Dz': /[\u01F2\u01C5]/g,
            'E': /[\u0045\u24BA\uFF25\u00C8\u00C9\u00CA\u1EC0\u1EBE\u1EC4\u1EC2\u1EBC\u0112\u1E14\u1E16\u0114\u0116\u00CB\u1EBA\u011A\u0204\u0206\u1EB8\u1EC6\u0228\u1E1C\u0118\u1E18\u1E1A\u0190\u018E]/g,
            'F': /[\u0046\u24BB\uFF26\u1E1E\u0191\uA77B]/g,
            'G': /[\u0047\u24BC\uFF27\u01F4\u011C\u1E20\u011E\u0120\u01E6\u0122\u01E4\u0193\uA7A0\uA77D\uA77E]/g,
            'H': /[\u0048\u24BD\uFF28\u0124\u1E22\u1E26\u021E\u1E24\u1E28\u1E2A\u0126\u2C67\u2C75\uA78D]/g,
            'I': /[\u0049\u24BE\uFF29\u00CC\u00CD\u00CE\u0128\u012A\u012C\u0130\u00CF\u1E2E\u1EC8\u01CF\u0208\u020A\u1ECA\u012E\u1E2C\u0197]/g,
            'J': /[\u004A\u24BF\uFF2A\u0134\u0248]/g,
            'K': /[\u004B\u24C0\uFF2B\u1E30\u01E8\u1E32\u0136\u1E34\u0198\u2C69\uA740\uA742\uA744\uA7A2]/g,
            'L': /[\u004C\u24C1\uFF2C\u013F\u0139\u013D\u1E36\u1E38\u013B\u1E3C\u1E3A\u0141\u023D\u2C62\u2C60\uA748\uA746\uA780]/g,
            'LJ': /[\u01C7]/g,
            'Lj': /[\u01C8]/g,
            'M': /[\u004D\u24C2\uFF2D\u1E3E\u1E40\u1E42\u2C6E\u019C]/g,
            'N': /[\u004E\u24C3\uFF2E\u01F8\u0143\u00D1\u1E44\u0147\u1E46\u0145\u1E4A\u1E48\u0220\u019D\uA790\uA7A4]/g,
            'NJ': /[\u01CA]/g,
            'Nj': /[\u01CB]/g,
            'O': /[\u004F\u24C4\uFF2F\u00D2\u00D3\u00D4\u1ED2\u1ED0\u1ED6\u1ED4\u00D5\u1E4C\u022C\u1E4E\u014C\u1E50\u1E52\u014E\u022E\u0230\u00D6\u022A\u1ECE\u0150\u01D1\u020C\u020E\u01A0\u1EDC\u1EDA\u1EE0\u1EDE\u1EE2\u1ECC\u1ED8\u01EA\u01EC\u00D8\u01FE\u0186\u019F\uA74A\uA74C]/g,
            'OI': /[\u01A2]/g,
            'OO': /[\uA74E]/g,
            'OU': /[\u0222]/g,
            'P': /[\u0050\u24C5\uFF30\u1E54\u1E56\u01A4\u2C63\uA750\uA752\uA754]/g,
            'Q': /[\u0051\u24C6\uFF31\uA756\uA758\u024A]/g,
            'R': /[\u0052\u24C7\uFF32\u0154\u1E58\u0158\u0210\u0212\u1E5A\u1E5C\u0156\u1E5E\u024C\u2C64\uA75A\uA7A6\uA782]/g,
            'S': /[\u0053\u24C8\uFF33\u1E9E\u015A\u1E64\u015C\u1E60\u0160\u1E66\u1E62\u1E68\u0218\u015E\u2C7E\uA7A8\uA784]/g,
            'T': /[\u0054\u24C9\uFF34\u1E6A\u0164\u1E6C\u021A\u0162\u1E70\u1E6E\u0166\u01AC\u01AE\u023E\uA786]/g,
            'TZ': /[\uA728]/g,
            'U': /[\u0055\u24CA\uFF35\u00D9\u00DA\u00DB\u0168\u1E78\u016A\u1E7A\u016C\u00DC\u01DB\u01D7\u01D5\u01D9\u1EE6\u016E\u0170\u01D3\u0214\u0216\u01AF\u1EEA\u1EE8\u1EEE\u1EEC\u1EF0\u1EE4\u1E72\u0172\u1E76\u1E74\u0244]/g,
            'V': /[\u0056\u24CB\uFF36\u1E7C\u1E7E\u01B2\uA75E\u0245]/g,
            'VY': /[\uA760]/g,
            'W': /[\u0057\u24CC\uFF37\u1E80\u1E82\u0174\u1E86\u1E84\u1E88\u2C72]/g,
            'X': /[\u0058\u24CD\uFF38\u1E8A\u1E8C]/g,
            'Y': /[\u0059\u24CE\uFF39\u1EF2\u00DD\u0176\u1EF8\u0232\u1E8E\u0178\u1EF6\u1EF4\u01B3\u024E\u1EFE]/g,
            'Z': /[\u005A\u24CF\uFF3A\u0179\u1E90\u017B\u017D\u1E92\u1E94\u01B5\u0224\u2C7F\u2C6B\uA762]/g,
            'a': /[\u0061\u24D0\uFF41\u1E9A\u00E0\u00E1\u00E2\u1EA7\u1EA5\u1EAB\u1EA9\u00E3\u0101\u0103\u1EB1\u1EAF\u1EB5\u1EB3\u0227\u01E1\u00E4\u01DF\u1EA3\u00E5\u01FB\u01CE\u0201\u0203\u1EA1\u1EAD\u1EB7\u1E01\u0105\u2C65\u0250]/g,
            'aa': /[\uA733]/g,
            'ae': /[\u00E6\u01FD\u01E3]/g,
            'ao': /[\uA735]/g,
            'au': /[\uA737]/g,
            'av': /[\uA739\uA73B]/g,
            'ay': /[\uA73D]/g,
            'b': /[\u0062\u24D1\uFF42\u1E03\u1E05\u1E07\u0180\u0183\u0253]/g,
            'c': /[\u0063\u24D2\uFF43\u0107\u0109\u010B\u010D\u00E7\u1E09\u0188\u023C\uA73F\u2184]/g,
            'd': /[\u0064\u24D3\uFF44\u1E0B\u010F\u1E0D\u1E11\u1E13\u1E0F\u0111\u018C\u0256\u0257\uA77A]/g,
            'dz': /[\u01F3\u01C6]/g,
            'e': /[\u0065\u24D4\uFF45\u00E8\u00E9\u00EA\u1EC1\u1EBF\u1EC5\u1EC3\u1EBD\u0113\u1E15\u1E17\u0115\u0117\u00EB\u1EBB\u011B\u0205\u0207\u1EB9\u1EC7\u0229\u1E1D\u0119\u1E19\u1E1B\u0247\u025B\u01DD]/g,
            'f': /[\u0066\u24D5\uFF46\u1E1F\u0192\uA77C]/g,
            'g': /[\u0067\u24D6\uFF47\u01F5\u011D\u1E21\u011F\u0121\u01E7\u0123\u01E5\u0260\uA7A1\u1D79\uA77F]/g,
            'h': /[\u0068\u24D7\uFF48\u0125\u1E23\u1E27\u021F\u1E25\u1E29\u1E2B\u1E96\u0127\u2C68\u2C76\u0265]/g,
            'hv': /[\u0195]/g,
            'i': /[\u0069\u24D8\uFF49\u00EC\u00ED\u00EE\u0129\u012B\u012D\u00EF\u1E2F\u1EC9\u01D0\u0209\u020B\u1ECB\u012F\u1E2D\u0268\u0131]/g,
            'j': /[\u006A\u24D9\uFF4A\u0135\u01F0\u0249]/g,
            'k': /[\u006B\u24DA\uFF4B\u1E31\u01E9\u1E33\u0137\u1E35\u0199\u2C6A\uA741\uA743\uA745\uA7A3]/g,
            'l': /[\u006C\u24DB\uFF4C\u0140\u013A\u013E\u1E37\u1E39\u013C\u1E3D\u1E3B\u017F\u0142\u019A\u026B\u2C61\uA749\uA781\uA747]/g,
            'lj': /[\u01C9]/g,
            'm': /[\u006D\u24DC\uFF4D\u1E3F\u1E41\u1E43\u0271\u026F]/g,
            'n': /[\u006E\u24DD\uFF4E\u01F9\u0144\u00F1\u1E45\u0148\u1E47\u0146\u1E4B\u1E49\u019E\u0272\u0149\uA791\uA7A5]/g,
            'nj': /[\u01CC]/g,
            'o': /[\u006F\u24DE\uFF4F\u00F2\u00F3\u00F4\u1ED3\u1ED1\u1ED7\u1ED5\u00F5\u1E4D\u022D\u1E4F\u014D\u1E51\u1E53\u014F\u022F\u0231\u00F6\u022B\u1ECF\u0151\u01D2\u020D\u020F\u01A1\u1EDD\u1EDB\u1EE1\u1EDF\u1EE3\u1ECD\u1ED9\u01EB\u01ED\u00F8\u01FF\u0254\uA74B\uA74D\u0275]/g,
            'oi': /[\u01A3]/g,
            'ou': /[\u0223]/g,
            'oo': /[\uA74F]/g,
            'p': /[\u0070\u24DF\uFF50\u1E55\u1E57\u01A5\u1D7D\uA751\uA753\uA755]/g,
            'q': /[\u0071\u24E0\uFF51\u024B\uA757\uA759]/g,
            'r': /[\u0072\u24E1\uFF52\u0155\u1E59\u0159\u0211\u0213\u1E5B\u1E5D\u0157\u1E5F\u024D\u027D\uA75B\uA7A7\uA783]/g,
            's': /[\u0073\u24E2\uFF53\u00DF\u015B\u1E65\u015D\u1E61\u0161\u1E67\u1E63\u1E69\u0219\u015F\u023F\uA7A9\uA785\u1E9B]/g,
            't': /[\u0074\u24E3\uFF54\u1E6B\u1E97\u0165\u1E6D\u021B\u0163\u1E71\u1E6F\u0167\u01AD\u0288\u2C66\uA787]/g,
            'tz': /[\uA729]/g,
            'u': /[\u0075\u24E4\uFF55\u00F9\u00FA\u00FB\u0169\u1E79\u016B\u1E7B\u016D\u00FC\u01DC\u01D8\u01D6\u01DA\u1EE7\u016F\u0171\u01D4\u0215\u0217\u01B0\u1EEB\u1EE9\u1EEF\u1EED\u1EF1\u1EE5\u1E73\u0173\u1E77\u1E75\u0289]/g,
            'v': /[\u0076\u24E5\uFF56\u1E7D\u1E7F\u028B\uA75F\u028C]/g,
            'vy': /[\uA761]/g,
            'w': /[\u0077\u24E6\uFF57\u1E81\u1E83\u0175\u1E87\u1E85\u1E98\u1E89\u2C73]/g,
            'x': /[\u0078\u24E7\uFF58\u1E8B\u1E8D]/g,
            'y': /[\u0079\u24E8\uFF59\u1EF3\u00FD\u0177\u1EF9\u0233\u1E8F\u00FF\u1EF7\u1E99\u1EF5\u01B4\u024F\u1EFF]/g,
            'z': /[\u007A\u24E9\uFF5A\u017A\u1E91\u017C\u017E\u1E93\u1E95\u01B6\u0225\u0240\u2C6C\uA763]/g
        };

        for (sKey in aDiacritics) {
            sSubject = sSubject.replace(aDiacritics[sKey], sKey);
        }

        return sSubject;
    }

    /*
        This adds the function to the String Object, making it possible to  call
        it like this:
            var string = 'Xin chào thế giới';
            string = string.removeDiacritics(); // string is now 'Xin chao the gioi!'
     */
    String.prototype.removeDiacritics = removeDiacritics;


    /*
        This adds the function to the global namespace, making it possible to
        call it like an normal function like this:
            var string = 'Xin chào thế giới';
            string = removeDiacritics(string); // string is now 'Xin chao the gioi!'
     */
    window.removeDiacritics = removeDiacritics;

    /*
        This adds the function to JQuery as a plugin, making it possible to call
        it like any other JQuery plugin:
            var html = '<span>Xin chào thế giới</span>';
            $(html).removeDiacritics(); // html is now '<span>Xin chao the gioi!</span>'
     */
    $.fn.extend({
        removeDiacritics: function(element, options) {
            $(this).each(function(i, e) {
                var c = $(this).children();
                if (c.length > 0) {
                    $(c).removeDiacritics();
                } else {
                    $(this).text(removeDiacritics($(this).text()));
                }
            });
        }
    });

}(window, jQuery));

Introduction

A function to remove diacritics from text.

Available as a plain function, an extension on the String Object and a jQuery plugin.

Installation

<script
    crossorigin="anonymous"
    defer
    integrity="sha384-zZ7SasRhu/Ahi8HyMWdi2LnjKjKnMp1pgvt8QDAMTNEpYQ5dCtErHq6YHk5H4G2L"
    src="https://rawgit.com/Potherca/9905c2cdb07c2ac2a35c4bb34fbb6620/raw/removeDiacritics.js"
></script>

Usage

var string = 'Xin chào thế giới';

/* Call it on a String Object */
string = string.removeDiacritics(); 

/* Call it like an normal function */
string = removeDiacritics(string);

/* Call it like any other JQuery plugin */
$('<span>'+ string + '</span>').removeDiacritics();

// string is now 'Xin chao the gioi!'

Demo

Working demo can be found here: http://jsfiddle.net/potherca/Gtmr2/

License

Copyright © 2011 B.M Peachey <potherca@gmail.com>
This work is free. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
terms of the Do What The Fuck You Want To Public License, Version 2,
as published by Sam Hocevar. See http://www.wtfpl.net/ for more details.