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# strip-ansi [](https://travis-ci.org/chalk/strip-ansi)
> Strip [ANSI escape codes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code) from a string
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## Install
```
$ npm install strip-ansi
```
## Usage
```js
const stripAnsi = require('strip-ansi');
stripAnsi('\u001B[4mUnicorn\u001B[0m');
//=> 'Unicorn'
stripAnsi('\u001B]8;;https://github.com\u0007Click\u001B]8;;\u0007');
//=> 'Click'
```
## Security
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## Related
- [strip-ansi-cli](https://github.com/chalk/strip-ansi-cli) - CLI for this module
- [strip-ansi-stream](https://github.com/chalk/strip-ansi-stream) - Streaming version of this module
- [has-ansi](https://github.com/chalk/has-ansi) - Check if a string has ANSI escape codes
- [ansi-regex](https://github.com/chalk/ansi-regex) - Regular expression for matching ANSI escape codes
- [chalk](https://github.com/chalk/chalk) - Terminal string styling done right
## Maintainers
- [Sindre Sorhus](https://github.com/sindresorhus)
- [Josh Junon](https://github.com/qix-)
## License
MIT
