Input
Café and fi ligature
Format & transform
Normalize Unicode Text
Convert visually equivalent Unicode sequences into a consistent normalization form. Choose canonical or compatibility normalization and optionally remove hidden characters and normalize special spaces.
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Normalize Unicode Text
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Normalize Unicode Text Example
Output
Café and fi ligature
Three steps
How to use this tool
- Paste the Unicode text.
- Choose NFC, NFD, NFKC, or NFKD.
- Normalize and copy the consistent result.
Useful workflows
Common use cases
- Improve matching and deduplication.
- Normalize imported text across systems.
- Convert compatibility characters for plain data workflows.
How it works
Fast text processing without an upload
The selected operations are applied in order by JavaScript running on this page. The input is not sent to the Go server and is not written to SQLite. The server provides the page, SEO content, and blog system; the browser performs the text transformation.
Questions
Normalize Unicode Text FAQ
Which form should I normally use?
NFC is the common default for stored and displayed text.
What does NFKC change?
Compatibility normalization can convert presentation variants such as ligatures into simpler equivalents.
Does normalization translate characters?
No. It standardizes Unicode representation.