sinhala-slugify

A lightweight, zero-dependency Node.js library for converting Sinhala Unicode text into SEO-friendly URL slugs. Built on a phonetic transliteration engine, it maps Sinhala sounds to their closest English equivalents — producing slugs that are both human-readable and search-engine optimized.

Features

• Phonetic accuracy — Transliterates Sinhala sounds to English equivalents (e.g., පුවත් becomes puwath)
• Complex character support — Handles vowel modifiers (පිලි), conjunct characters (බැඳි අකුරු), and special clusters including යංශය and රාකෘත්‍යාංශය
• SEO-ready output — Strips special characters, normalizes whitespace, and joins words with hyphens
• Zero dependencies — No external packages required

Installation

npm install sinhala-slugify

Usage

const { sinhalaSlugify } = require('./src/index');
const slug = sinhalaSlugify("අලුත් පුවත් 2026");
console.log(slug);