function to strip zalgo/"scary" text from regular strings

strip_zalgo.php

<?php
	// zalgo text/scary text stripper
	// https://stackoverflow.com/a/32921891/103337
	function strip_utf8_zalgo_text($string="") {
		$string = preg_replace("~(?:[\p{M}]{1})([\p{M}])+?~uis", "", $string);
		
		return $string;
	}