[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.