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# CFStringNormalizationForm

Unicode normalization forms as described in Unicode Technical Report #15.

```
enum CFStringNormalizationForm
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`CFStringNormalizationForm.D`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFStringNormalizationForm/D)

Canonical decomposition.

[`CFStringNormalizationForm.KD`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFStringNormalizationForm/KD)

Compatibility decomposition.

[`CFStringNormalizationForm.C`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFStringNormalizationForm/C)

Canonical decomposition followed by canonical composition.

[`CFStringNormalizationForm.KC`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFStringNormalizationForm/KC)

Compatibility decomposition followed by canonical composition.


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