What it's for
This tool removes accents, tildes, cedillas and other diacritics from any text — useful for generating filenames, URL slugs, usernames, system identifiers, or for compatibility with legacy systems that don't support accented characters.
Which characters are converted
The tool correctly handles Portuguese accents (á, à, â, ã, é, ê, í, ó, ô, õ, ú, ç) and Spanish ones (á, é, í, ó, ú, ñ, ü), converting them to their base letter equivalent: "ç" becomes "c", "ã" becomes "a", "ñ" becomes "n", and so on.
How it works technically
The conversion uses Unicode NFD normalization (Normalization Form Canonical Decomposition), which splits each accented character into its base letter plus the diacritical mark as a separate character, then strips those marks, keeping only the base letter.
Frequently asked questions
Does the tool correctly remove the Spanish "ñ"?
Yes, "ñ" is converted to "n", just like all other accented characters from Portuguese and Spanish.
Can I use this to generate URL slugs?
Yes, that's one of the most common uses — after removing accents, you can replace spaces with hyphens to build a friendly URL. For that ready-made, also check out the site's Slug Generator.
Are punctuation and numbers affected?
No, only accented letters are converted to their unaccented version. Numbers, punctuation and other symbols stay unchanged.
Is my text sent to any server?
No, all processing happens locally in your browser, with nothing sent externally.