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instance method

String#unicode_normalize

unicode_normalize(form = :nfc) → string

Returns a copy of self with Unicode normalization applied.

Argument form must be one of the following symbols (see Unicode normalization forms):

  • :nfc: Canonical decomposition, followed by canonical composition.

  • :nfd: Canonical decomposition.

  • :nfkc: Compatibility decomposition, followed by canonical composition.

  • :nfkd: Compatibility decomposition.

The encoding of self must be one of:

  • Encoding::UTF_8

  • Encoding::UTF_16BE

  • Encoding::UTF_16LE

  • Encoding::UTF_32BE

  • Encoding::UTF_32LE

  • Encoding::GB18030

  • Encoding::UCS_2BE

  • Encoding::UCS_4BE

Examples:

Example
"a\u0300".unicode_normalize      # => "a"
"\u00E0".unicode_normalize(:nfd) # => "a "

Related: String#unicode_normalize!, String#unicode_normalized?.