Remove Diacritics from Text
Diacritics are special marks or symbols that are placed above or below a letter to emphasize its pronunciation or meaning. For example, the é in résumé is used to indicate the pronunciation of resume. When using this Diacritics Remover tool, it will just be resume without the marks above the letter e.
What are examples of Diacritics?
While English and other languages do not use diacritics, some does. Languages that often use diacritics are French, Spanish, German, Vietnamese and Polish.
Diacritics is placed above, below or even through a letter to emphasize it's pronunciation. Here are common diacritic examples:
| Diacritics | Name | Definition | Example |
´ | Acute Accent | Indicates a specific pronunciation or stress. | é in résumé (French) |
` | Grave Accent | Changes the pronunciation of a vowel. | à in voilà (French) |
ˆ | Circumflex | Often indicates a historical change in spelling or sound. | â in pâté (French) |
¨ | Diaeresis or Umlaut | Indicates a separate syllable or sound. | ä in Mädchen (German), ï in naïve (English) |
˜ | Tilde | Represents a nasalized sound. | ñ in señor (Spanish) |
¸ | Cedilla | Indicates a soft "c" sound, like an "s." | ç in façade (French) |
¯ | Macron | Represents a long vowel sound. | ā in Māori (Maori) |
˘ | Breve | Represents a short vowel sound. | ă in bănănă (Romanian) |
˙ | Dot Above | Modifies the sound of the letter. | ż in żaba (Polish) |
˚ | Ring | Changes the pronunciation of the letter. | å in smörgåsbord (Swedish) |
🚀 How to use the Diacritics Remover?
Well, it is safe to assume that since you are using this tool, there are diacritics found on your text, otherwise, it doesn't make sense. You can just paste it on the input field, click submit and the clean-up text will be displayed beside it. For a step by step guide, here's how it goes:
📋 Paste Your Text Content
The first input filed in the tool is a textarea labeled with ✍🏻 Text Input. Copy and paste your text content that contains diacritics on this field.
For example:
Élise enjoyed her crème brûlée at the café by the river. The gentle breeze and the sound of the flowing water made it a perfect morning for relaxation.
Later, she stopped by a nearby pâtisserie to pick up some fresh éclairs. With her treats in hand, she strolled through the park, enjoying the peaceful atmosphere.
🚀 Submit It
After pasting your text, just click on the yellow button marked with Submit. There result will be displayed beside your text content; it is another text area marked with 📑 Text Without Diacritics. By placing them side by side, it makes comparison a little easier.
If you clicked on the 📋 Copy button and pasted it on the ✍🏻 Text Input field, you'll notice on the output field that diacritics are gone. The diacritics being used on these sentences are É, è, ê, é. That's how this tool works.
🛠️ Copy and Clear
After you reviewed the output, you can copy them by clicking on the copy button. If you want to do more tasks like this, just click on the Clear button to reset the text areas.
⚙️ Form Components
As mentioned, the form only contains the components needed to remove the diacritics but if you want to know each component and what it does, let's explore each of them here:
✍🏻 Text Input
This is the only part of the form where you can enter your text content. It strictly accepts only text-based content.
📑 Text Without Diacritics
Placed beside the ✍🏻 Text Input field, this serves as the output area. It makes the comparison between the original text input and the output a little bit easier.
Submit and Clear
The trigger of the process is the Submit button. Also, by clicking on Clear button, it will trigger a deletion of the input and output text area contents.
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