character-entities
Map of named character references.
Contents
- What is this?
- When should I use this?
- Install
- Use
- API
- Data
- Types
- Compatibility
- Security
- Related
- Contribute
- License
What is this?
This is a map of named character references in HTML (latest) to the characters they represent.
When should I use this?
Maybe when you’re writing an HTML parser or minifier, but otherwise probably
never!
Even then, it might be better to use parse-entities
or
stringify-entities
.
Install
This package is ESM only. In Node.js (version 16.0+), install with npm:
npm install character-entities
In Deno with esm.sh
:
import {characterEntities} from 'https://esm.sh/character-entities@2'
In browsers with esm.sh
:
<script type="module">
import {characterEntities} from 'https://esm.sh/character-entities@2?bundle'
</script>
Use
import {characterEntities} from 'character-entities'
console.log(characterEntities.AElig) // => 'Æ'
console.log(characterEntities.aelig) // => 'æ'
console.log(characterEntities.amp) // => '&'
API
This package exports the identifier
characterEntities
.
There is no default export.
characterEntities
Map between (case-sensitive) character entity names to replacements
(Record<string, string>
).
Data
See html.spec.whatwg.org
for more info.
Types
This package is fully typed with TypeScript. It exports no additional types.
Compatibility
This package is at least compatible with all maintained versions of Node.js. As of now, that is Node.js 16.0+. It also works in Deno and modern browsers.
Security
This package is safe.
Related
-
parse-entities
— decode character references -
stringify-entities
— encode character references -
character-entities-html4
— info on named character references in HTML 4 -
character-reference-invalid
— info on invalid numeric character references -
character-entities-legacy
— info on legacy named character references
Contribute
Yes please! See How to Contribute to Open Source.