# Unicode Normalization now part of M\_String package

**URL:** <https://forum.xojo.com/t/unicode-normalization-now-part-of-m-string-package/62282>\
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**Created:** [March 26, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/unicode-normalization-now-part-of-m-string-package/62282 "2021-03-26T18:17:55Z")\
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Kem Tekinay of MacTechnologies Consulting is pleased to release M\_Norm, a Unicode Normalization module as part of the free M\_String package.

Unicode Normalization is an intricate way to convert strings to a standard, or “normal”, form suitable for searching. The M\_Norm module uses pure Xojo code to support all four forms of Normalization, and is fast, cross-platform, and completely compatible. In fact, M\_Norm passes all the unit tests provided by [Unicode.org](http://unicode.org/), unlike the native Mac and Windows functions. (The unit tests are included in the package.)

But if you still prefer to use the OS-native tools, M\_Norm lets you do that too on Mac, Windows, and iOS.

The M\_String module includes dozens of functions for working with strings that range from an easy way to repeat a string to wrapping paragraphs with padding, and is available for free here:

[http://www.mactechnologies.com/index.php?page=downloads#m\_string](http://www.mactechnologies.com/index.php?page=downloads#m_string)