name-initials

A JavaScript utility library to extract initials from names.

Usage

Install the module:

npm install name-initials --save

ES6

import nameInitials from 'name-initials';

const initials = nameInitials('John Smith');

console.log(initials);
// Output: JS

Pre-ES6

var nameInitials = require('name-initials');

var initials = nameInitials('John Smith');

console.log(initials);
// Output: JS

Input => Output

• E. => E
• Eric => E
• E. Vera => EV
• Eric V. => EV
• Eric A. E. => EA
• Eric A. E. Vera => EV
• Eric A. Vera => EV
• Eric A. Vera Perez => EV
• Eric Vera-Perez => EV
• Eric A. Vera-Perez => EV
• Eric Vera Perez => EV
• Eric A. de Vera Perez => ED
• Eric A. de Vera-Perez => ED
• Eric A. Perez-de Vera => EP
• Eric A. Perez de Vera => EP
• Eric (Instructor Somewhere) => E
• Éric Vera => ÉV
• Vera-Perez => VP
• Eric "No Nickname" Vera => E

License

MIT