# strip-bom [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/strip-bom.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/strip-bom) > Strip UTF-8 [byte order mark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte_order_mark#UTF-8) (BOM) from a string From Wikipedia: > The Unicode Standard permits the BOM in UTF-8, but does not require nor recommend its use. Byte order has no meaning in UTF-8. ---
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--- ## Install ``` $ npm install strip-bom ``` ## Usage ```js const stripBom = require('strip-bom'); stripBom('\uFEFFunicorn'); //=> 'unicorn' ``` ## Security To report a security vulnerability, please use the [Tidelift security contact](https://tidelift.com/security). Tidelift will coordinate the fix and disclosure. ## Related - [strip-bom-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/strip-bom-cli) - CLI for this module - [strip-bom-buf](https://github.com/sindresorhus/strip-bom-buf) - Buffer version of this module - [strip-bom-stream](https://github.com/sindresorhus/strip-bom-stream) - Stream version of this module ## License MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](https://sindresorhus.com)