Remove Accents
Turn accented letters into their plain versions for search, file names, URLs and systems that only accept basic Latin letters.
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How the Remove Accents works
Each accented letter is split into its base letter and combining accent, and the accent is deleted. This covers acute, grave, circumflex, tilde, diaeresis, cedilla, caron and the other marks in Unicode’s combining diacritics block, in Latin, Greek and Cyrillic: “façade” becomes “facade”, “Ελληνικά” becomes “Ελληνικα”.
Some letters have no separate accent mark and so cannot be split: ø, đ, ł, ħ, æ, œ, ß and þ. With the option on, they are converted by convention: ø → o, ł → l, đ → d, æ → ae, œ → oe, ß → ss, þ → th. Turn it off to leave them as they are.
Scripts where marks are part of the letters are protected. Korean syllables, Hindi vowel signs, Thai tone marks and Arabic letters are not changed, because stripping their marks would destroy the words.
How to use it
- Paste your text.
- Choose whether to convert letters like ø and ß.
- Copy the plain text.
Example
Accents are removed and special letters transliterated.
Input
Crème brûlée à la façon de São Paulo, Zürich, Łódź & Ærø
Result
Creme brulee a la facon de Sao Paulo, Zurich, Lodz & AEro
Frequently asked questions
Is removing accents the same as transliteration?
No. It only handles accents on Latin, Greek and Cyrillic letters. It does not convert Cyrillic or Greek letters into Latin ones, and it does not romanise Chinese or Arabic.
Can it change the meaning of words?
Yes, in some languages. In Spanish “año” (year) becomes “ano”, and in French “côte” and “cote” differ. Removing accents is fine for search and identifiers but not for text you intend to publish.
What if I only want a URL-friendly version of a title?
Use the Slug Generator, which removes accents and also replaces spaces and symbols with hyphens.