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								# unicode-match-property-ecmascript [](https://travis-ci.org/mathiasbynens/unicode-match-property-ecmascript) [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/unicode-match-property-ecmascript)
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								_unicode-match-property-ecmascript_ matches a given Unicode property or [property alias](https://github.com/mathiasbynens/unicode-property-aliases-ecmascript) to its canonical property name without applying [loose matching](https://github.com/mathiasbynens/unicode-loose-match) per the algorithm used for [RegExp Unicode property escapes in ECMAScript](https://github.com/tc39/proposal-regexp-unicode-property-escapes). Consider it a strict alternative to loose matching.
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								## Installation
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								To use _unicode-match-property-ecmascript_ programmatically, install it as a dependency via [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
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								```bash
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								$ npm install unicode-match-property-ecmascript
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								```
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								Then, `require` it:
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								```js
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								const matchProperty = require('unicode-match-property-ecmascript');
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								```
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								## API
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								This module exports a single function named `matchProperty`.
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								### `matchProperty(value)`
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								This function takes a string `value` and attempts to match it to a canonical Unicode property name. If there’s a match, it returns the canonical property name. Otherwise, it throws an exception.
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								```js
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								// Find the canonical property name:
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								matchProperty('sc')
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								// → 'Script'
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								matchProperty('Script')
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								// → 'Script'
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								matchProperty('script') // Note: incorrect casing.
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								// → throws
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								## For maintainers
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								### How to publish a new release
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								1. On the `main` branch, bump the version number in `package.json`:
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								    ```sh
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								    npm version patch -m 'Release v%s'
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								    Instead of `patch`, use `minor` or `major` [as needed](https://semver.org/).
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								    Note that this produces a Git commit + tag.
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								1. Push the release commit and tag:
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								    ```sh
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								    git push && git push --tags
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								    ```
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								    Our CI then automatically publishes the new release to npm.
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								## Author
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								| [Mathias Bynens](https://mathiasbynens.be/) |
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								## License
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								_unicode-match-property-ecmascript_ is available under the [MIT](https://mths.be/mit) license.
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