unit-abbreviation
A npm library that converts units or terms to their respective abbreviations
Features
- Convert the most common units for Height, Length, Distance, Range, Depth, Weight, Volume, Capacity, Temperature, and Speed.
- Parses and converts the plural form of the unit to its respective abbreviation if it exists in our data.
- Passing capitalized unit returns its respective abbreviation also capitalized.
Prerequisites
You need npm installed.
$ npm install npm@latest -g
Installing
Using npm:
$ npm install unit-abbreviation
Example
const abbr = ; // Convert the unit 'kilometer' to 'km'; // Convert the unit 'degrees celsius' to 'C'; // Convert the unit 'Kilogram' to 'Kg'; // Conver the unit 'meters' to 'm';
Supported conversions
-
Height/Length/Distance/Range/Depth
- centimeter
- feet
- foot
- inch
- inches
- kilometer
- meter
- mile
- millimeter
- yard
-
Weight
- kilogram
- gram
- milligram
- ounce
- pound
-
Volume/C
- cup
- gallon
- liter
- milliliter:
- pint
- quart
- teaspoon
-
Temperature
- calorie
- celsius
- 'degrees celsius'
- 'degrees centigrade'
- 'degrees fahrenheit'
- fahrenheit
- kilocalorie
-
Speed
- knots
- 'kilometers per hour'
- 'miles per hour'
- 'nautical miles per hour'
Thanks
Robert Dimitrov - https://github.com/robbdimitrov
License
MIT