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Common RegEx Replacements for Rich Text Editors
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RTE RegEx Replacements
content = content
// Replace hypen, if between number, with en-dash
.replace(/(\d+)-(\d+)/ig, '$1–$2')
// Replace hypen, if between spaces, with em-dash
.replace(/( +)-+( +)/ig, '$1—$2')
// Replace smart double quotes with straight double quotes
.replace(/“|”|„|‟|″|‶/ig, '"')
// Replace smart single quotes and apostrophes with straight single quotes
.replace(/‘|’|‚|‛|′|‵/ig, ''')
// Trim in tags: moves leading/trailing whitespace out of tags
.replace(/(?:(<[^\/>]*>(?:<[^\/>]*>)*)(\s*))|(?:(\s*)(<\/[^>]*>(?:<\/[^>]*>)*))/ig, '$2$1$4$3');
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