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Remove Accents

Remove combining diacritics from Latin graphemes while preserving marks in other writing systems.

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How to use Remove Accents

Prepare an accent-simplified Latin version of text for a restricted field or comparison. An optional small substitution table handles letters such as ø and ß.

  1. Paste the text you want to simplify.
  2. Choose combining diacritics only or the extra Latin substitution table.
  3. Review names and meanings before reusing the result.

Good to know

  • This is a lossy transformation and can change words or personal names. Preserve the original.
  • Only graphemes starting with a Latin-script base are simplified. Marks in Arabic, Indic, and other scripts are retained.
  • Extended substitutions cover ß/ẞ, ø/Ø, ł/Ł, æ/Æ, œ/Œ, đ/Đ, ð/Ð, and þ/Þ; this is not universal transliteration.

Common questions

Why does ø remain in diacritics-only mode?

It has no canonical combining-accent decomposition. Extended mode explicitly maps it to o.

Are emoji joiners and variation selectors removed?

No. Non-Latin graphemes are retained as entered.

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