[Home](./index.md) > [@empathyco/x-components](./x-components.md) > [sanitize](./x-components.sanitize.md) ## sanitize() function Sanitize characters from a given string. **Signature:** ```typescript sanitize: (str: string) => string ``` ## Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
str	string	The string to remove unwanted characters.

**Returns:** string The string without the unwanted characters.