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Strip ANSI codes from a string

Written byPhuoc Nguyen

Category

String

Created

07 Jun, 2020

Last updated

13 Oct, 2021

JavaScript version

stripAnsiCodes.js

const stripAnsiCodes = (str) =>
    str.replace(/[\u001b\u009b][[()#;?]*(?:[0-9]{1,4}(?:;[0-9]{0,4})*)?[0-9A-ORZcf-nqry=><]/g, '');

TypeScript version

stripAnsiCodes.ts

const stripAnsiCodes = (str: string): string =>
    str.replace(/[\u001b\u009b][[()#;?]*(?:[0-9]{1,4}(?:;[0-9]{0,4})*)?[0-9A-ORZcf-nqry=><]/g, '');

Examples

examples.js

stripAnsiCodes('\u001B[4mcake\u001B[0m'); // 'cake'
stripAnsiCodes('\u001B[0m\u001B[4m\u001B[42m\u001B[31mfoo\u001B[39m\u001B[49m\u001B[24mfoo\u001B[0m'); // 'foofoo'

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