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# strip-bom [](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/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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