@technobuddha/library/correctMSWord/correctMSWord.mjs

A large library of useful functions

const find = /[\u00A0–—‘’‹›“”«»©®¼½¾…€™←→⇐⇒⇔☹☺]/ug;
const replace = Object.freeze({
    '\u00A0': ' ',
    '–': '-',
    '—': '-',
    '‘': "'",
    '’': "'",
    '‹': '<',
    '›': '>',
    '“': '"',
    '”': '"',
    '«': '<<',
    '»': '>>',
    '©': '(c)',
    '®': '(r)',
    '¼': '1/4',
    '½': '1/2',
    '¾': '3/4',
    '…': '...',
    '€': '(e)',
    '™': '(tm)',
    '←': '<--',
    '→': '-->',
    '⇐': '<==',
    '⇒': '==>',
    '⇔': '<=>',
    '☹': ':(',
    '☺': ':)',
});
/**
 * Correct character sequences that Microsoft Word changes to make it look prettier
 *
 * @param input The mangled string
 * @returns string with special characters corrected
 */
export function correctMSWord(input) {
    return input.replace(find, a => replace[a]);
}
export default correctMSWord;