Clean up a name a player typed before the story says it aloud

Players type blank names, invisible characters, names that flip the text direction, or a row of tiny pictures. Here is how to turn any input into a name a narrator can say, what to fall back on, and why counting letters the obvious way breaks.

Why this works

Anything a person types can reach the narrator's mouth, and a join must never fail over a name. So the rule is to always end with something sayable, and to make the stand-in belong to the world, so the story keeps its tone even when the input is empty or tricky.

When not to use it

Skip it when names come from a trusted list or a sign-in you already control, or in a game where players are allowed to use any symbols for fun. Heavy cleaning there takes away something people value.

In the full entry

• What to build, step by step
• Starting values and the reason for each
• 4 common mistakes and the fix
• A diagram of every state
• 15 lines of example code with 4 checks that pass
• How your AI shows you that it works

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