# strip-bom

> Strip UTF-8 [byte order mark](http://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.

## Install

```
$ npm install --save strip-bom
```

## Usage

```js
const stripBom = require('strip-bom');

stripBom('\uFEFFunicorn');
//=> 'unicorn'
```

## 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)


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