Get the real length of a string - by correctly counting astral symbols and ignoring ansi escape codes

String#length erroneously counts astral symbols as two characters.

npm install string-length

import stringLength from 'string-length';
'🐴'.length;
//=> 2
stringLength('🐴');
//=> 1
stringLength('\u001B[1municorn\u001B[22m');
//=> 7

Type: object

Type: boolean
Default: false

Whether ANSI escape codes should be counted. They are ignored by default.

• string-length-cli - CLI for this module
• string-width - Get visual width of a string