cyr2lat-translit

A lightweight Cyrillic to Latin transliteration library for JavaScript.
Ideal for generating slugs, URL-safe strings, or human-readable identifiers.

Features

• Supports both Russian and Ukrainian Cyrillic
• Handles punctuation, numbers, and mixed strings
• Safe for filenames, URLs, and SEO-friendly outputs
• Small, fast, and dependency-free

Install

npm install cyr2lat-translit

Usage

const translit = require('cyr2lat-translit');

console.log(translit('Киев, Вузовская ул., 5')); // Output: 'kiev-vuzovskaya-ul-5'

Example Cases

' Київ, Вузовская ул., 5 ' → 'kyiv-vuzovskaya-ul-5'

API

translit(input: string | number): string | undefined

• Returns undefined for null, undefined, or empty input
• Automatically lowercases and sanitizes output

License

BSD 3-Clause License

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