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|  | # strip-bom [](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/strip-bom)
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|  | > Strip UTF-8 [byte order mark](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte_order_mark#UTF-8) (BOM) from a string
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|  | From Wikipedia: | ||
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|  | > 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
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|  | ``` | ||
|  | $ npm install --save strip-bom | ||
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|  | ## Usage
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|  | ```js | ||
|  | const stripBom = require('strip-bom'); | ||
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|  | stripBom('\uFEFFunicorn'); | ||
|  | //=> 'unicorn' | ||
|  | ``` | ||
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|  | ## Related
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|  | - [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 | ||
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|  | ## License
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|  | MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](https://sindresorhus.com) |