unicode-slice

Slice a unicode string by it's visual width

Install

npm i unicode-slice --save

Typescript definition file is already included.

EXAMPLES

const slice = require('unicode-slice').default;

// String.prototype.slice
"👶🏽".slice(0, 1);
//=>'�'

// Deal with emoji skin-tone modifer as one character
slice("👶" + "🏽", 0, 1);
//=> 👶🏽

// Won't separate emoji family :)
slice("👩‍👩‍👦‍👦", 0, 1);
//=> 👩‍👩‍👦‍👦

// Ansi color is preserved
slice("12" + chalk.red("34") + "56", 1, 5);
//=> 2\u001b[31m34\u001b[39m5

Using ES2015w Modules:

import slice from 'unicode-slice';

slice('👶🏽', 0, 1);

Author

Rong Shen