# Removing accents from a string

It is easy to use the removeAccents routine, along with a tJava component, to replace the accented characters, for example:

```
System.out.println(TalendString.removeAccents("sâcrebleü!"));
```

The accented characters are replaced with non-accented characters:

![The result is "sacrebleu!" with no accents in the Run view.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/Resources/images/Routines16_d.png)