Description
Remove every ASCII hyphen from romanizedName and preserve all other characters as searchVariant.
Unicode text can be counted as code points, UTF-16 units, encoded bytes, or grapheme clusters. A literal character transformation follows a specific mapping and may preserve distinctions that a broader normalization would remove.
Remove every ASCII hyphen from romanizedName and preserve all other characters as searchVariant.
When to use this tool
Use Korean Name Hyphen Search Variant when you need one explicitly bounded Unicode mapping, count, or encoding component.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter romanizedName. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read searchVariant. Use the output convention below.
Remove every ASCII hyphen from romanizedName and preserve all other characters as searchVariant.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| romanizedName | Romanized Name | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| searchVariant | Search Variant | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"romanizedName": "Kim Min-su"
},
"output": {
"searchVariant": "Kim Minsu"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- This lossy search form can collide across distinct names; it does not normalize other dashes, identify people, or establish preferred Korean naming.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Choose normalization and comparison rules for the intended language and preserve the original text when creating a search variant.
References
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