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 Unibabel
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-Minimalistic **Base64**, **TypedArrays**, and **UTF-8** / **Unicode* conversions in Browser (and Node) JavaScript. Optional add-on support for **hex** and **base32.
+Minimalistic **Base64**, **TypedArrays**, and **UTF-8** / **Unicode** conversions in Browser (and Node) JavaScript. Optional add-on support for **hex** and **base32.
 
 See <https://coolaj86.com/articles/base64-unicode-utf-8-javascript-and-you/>