# Alphabets A tiny JS package that exports many different alphabets for many different use cases. [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/alphabets)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/alphabets) [![Stand With Ukraine](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vshymanskyy/StandWithUkraine/main/badges/StandWithUkraine.svg)](https://stand-with-ukraine.pp.ua) ## Included alphabets See below for [usage instructions](#how-to-use). | Export name | Alphabet | |------------------|------------------| | `danish` | [Danish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_orthography), same as Norwegian | | `faroese` | [Faroese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faroese_orthography) | | `greek` | [Greek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_alphabet) | | `icelandic` | [Icelandic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_orthography) | | `latin` | [Latin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_alphabet) (abcdefg etc.) | | `nato` | [NATO phonetic alphabet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_phonetic_alphabet) | | `norwegian` | [Norwegian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_and_Norwegian_alphabet), same as Danish | | `polish` | [Polish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_alphabet) | | `russian` | [Russian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_alphabet) | | `swedish` | [Swedish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_alphabet) | | `ukrainian` | [Ukrainian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_alphabet) | ## Installation Install the [alphabets npm module](https://www.npmjs.com/package/alphabets) using your preferred package manager: * npm: `npm install alphabets` * Yarn: `yarn add alphabets` * pnpm: `pnpm add alphabets` You can also use it with [Deno](https://deno.land/) by importing `https://deno.land/x/alphabets/alphabets.mjs`. ## How to use Replace `` with an [alphabet identifier](#included-alphabets) this package exports: ```js import { } from 'alphabets'; ``` Deno: ```js import { } from 'https://deno.land/x/alphabets/alphabets.mjs'; ``` or: ```js const alphabets = require('alphabets'); console.log(alphabets.); ``` ## Why I have seen [code like this](https://github.com/search?q=%27abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz%27.split%28%27%27%29+language%3AJavaScript&type=code&l=JavaScript): ```js const alphabet = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'.split(''); ``` Or [even worse](https://github.com/search?q=%5B%22a%22%2C+%22b%22%2C+%22c%22%2C+%22d%22%2C+%22e%22%2C+%22f%22%2C+%22g%22%2C+%22h%22%2C+%22i%22%2C+%22j%22%2C+%22k%22%2C+%22l%22%2C+%22m%22%2C+%22n%22%2C+%22o%22%2C+%22p%22%2C+%22q%22%2C+%22r%22%2C+%22s%22%2C+%22t%22%2C+%22u%22%2C+%22v%22%2C+%22w%22%2C+%22x%22%2C+%22y%22%2C+%22z%22%5D+language%3AJavaScript&type=code&l=JavaScript): ```js const alphabet = ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l", "m", "n", "o", "p", "q", "r", "s", "t", "u", "v", "w", "x", "y", "z"]; ``` My opinion about this: it's ugly, and it pollutes your code. Instead, why not [do it like this](#how-to-use): ```js import { latin } from 'alphabets'; for (const glyph of latin) {/* ... */} ``` This is much cleaner and more idiomatic. ## Questions and bugs Did you find a mistake in an alphabet, or another bug? Please [report it](https://github.com/garraflavatra/alphabets/issues/new) — thank you! I'll try to fix it as soon as possible. You may use the same issue form for questions, too. ## Copyright (c) 2021-2023 [Romein van Buren](mailto:romein@vburen.nl). Licensed under the MIT license. For the full copyright and license information, please see the [`LICENSE.md`](./LICENSE.md) file that was distributed with this source code. [![Smart Yellow](https://code.smartyellow.net/smartyellow/meta/raw/branch/main/logo.png)](https://www.smartyellow.nl)