diff --git a/application/config/foreign_chars.php b/application/config/foreign_chars.php
index e106ad8..14b0d73 100644
--- a/application/config/foreign_chars.php
+++ b/application/config/foreign_chars.php
@@ -7,58 +7,58 @@
 | conversion used by the Text helper
 |
 */
-$foreign_characters = array('223'	=>	"ss", // ß
-							'224'	=>	"a",
-							'225'	=>	"a",
-							'226'	=>	"a",
-							'229'	=>	"a",
-							'227'	=>	"ae",
-							'230'	=>	"ae",
-							'228'	=>	"ae",
-							'231'	=>	"c",
-							'232'	=>	"e",  // è
-							'233'	=>	"e",  // é
-							'234'	=>	"e",  // ê
-							'235'	=>	"e",  // ë
-							'236'	=>	"i",
-							'237'	=>	"i",
-							'238'	=>	"i",
-							'239'	=>	"i",
-							'241'	=>	"n",
-							'242'	=>	"o",
-							'243'	=>	"o",
-							'244'	=>	"o",
-							'245'	=>	"o",
-							'246'	=>	"oe", // ö
-							'249'	=>	"u",
-							'250'	=>	"u",
-							'251'	=>	"u",
-							'252'	=>	"ue", // ü
-							'255'	=>	"y",
-							'257'	=>	"aa",
-							'269'	=>	"ch",
-							'275'	=>	"ee",
-							'291'	=>	"gj",
-							'299'	=>	"ii",
-							'311'	=>	"kj",
-							'316'	=>	"lj",
-							'326'	=>	"nj",
-							'353'	=>	"sh",
-							'363'	=>	"uu",
-							'382'	=>	"zh",
-							'256'	=>	"aa",
-							'268'	=>	"ch",
-							'274'	=>	"ee",
-							'290'	=>	"gj",
-							'298'	=>	"ii",
-							'310'	=>	"kj",
-							'315'	=>	"lj",
-							'325'	=>	"nj",
-							'352'	=>	"sh",
-							'362'	=>	"uu",
-							'381'	=>	"zh",
-							);
-
+$foreign_characters = array(
+	'/ä|æ|ǽ/' => 'ae',
+	'/ö|œ/' => 'oe',
+	'/ü/' => 'ue',
+	'/Ä/' => 'Ae',
+	'/Ü/' => 'Ue',
+	'/Ö/' => 'Oe',
+	'/À|Á|Â|Ã|Ä|Å|Ǻ|Ā|Ă|Ą|Ǎ/' => 'A',
+	'/à|á|â|ã|å|ǻ|ā|ă|ą|ǎ|ª/' => 'a',
+	'/Ç|Ć|Ĉ|Ċ|Č/' => 'C',
+	'/ç|ć|ĉ|ċ|č/' => 'c',
+	'/Ð|Ď|Đ/' => 'D',
+	'/ð|ď|đ/' => 'd',
+	'/È|É|Ê|Ë|Ē|Ĕ|Ė|Ę|Ě/' => 'E',
+	'/è|é|ê|ë|ē|ĕ|ė|ę|ě/' => 'e',
+	'/Ĝ|Ğ|Ġ|Ģ/' => 'G',
+	'/ĝ|ğ|ġ|ģ/' => 'g',
+	'/Ĥ|Ħ/' => 'H',
+	'/ĥ|ħ/' => 'h',
+	'/Ì|Í|Î|Ï|Ĩ|Ī|Ĭ|Ǐ|Į|İ/' => 'I',
+	'/ì|í|î|ï|ĩ|ī|ĭ|ǐ|į|ı/' => 'i',
+	'/Ĵ/' => 'J',
+	'/ĵ/' => 'j',
+	'/Ķ/' => 'K',
+	'/ķ/' => 'k',
+	'/Ĺ|Ļ|Ľ|Ŀ|Ł/' => 'L',
+	'/ĺ|ļ|ľ|ŀ|ł/' => 'l',
+	'/Ñ|Ń|Ņ|Ň/' => 'N',
+	'/ñ|ń|ņ|ň|ŉ/' => 'n',
+	'/Ò|Ó|Ô|Õ|Ō|Ŏ|Ǒ|Ő|Ơ|Ø|Ǿ/' => 'O',
+	'/ò|ó|ô|õ|ō|ŏ|ǒ|ő|ơ|ø|ǿ|º/' => 'o',
+	'/Ŕ|Ŗ|Ř/' => 'R',
+	'/ŕ|ŗ|ř/' => 'r',
+	'/Ś|Ŝ|Ş|Š/' => 'S',
+	'/ś|ŝ|ş|š|ſ/' => 's',
+	'/Ţ|Ť|Ŧ/' => 'T',
+	'/ţ|ť|ŧ/' => 't',
+	'/Ù|Ú|Û|Ũ|Ū|Ŭ|Ů|Ű|Ų|Ư|Ǔ|Ǖ|Ǘ|Ǚ|Ǜ/' => 'U',
+	'/ù|ú|û|ũ|ū|ŭ|ů|ű|ų|ư|ǔ|ǖ|ǘ|ǚ|ǜ/' => 'u',
+	'/Ý|Ÿ|Ŷ/' => 'Y',
+	'/ý|ÿ|ŷ/' => 'y',
+	'/Ŵ/' => 'W',
+	'/ŵ/' => 'w',
+	'/Ź|Ż|Ž/' => 'Z',
+	'/ź|ż|ž/' => 'z',
+	'/Æ|Ǽ/' => 'AE',
+	'/ß/'=> 'ss',
+	'/Ĳ/' => 'IJ',
+	'/ĳ/' => 'ij',
+	'/Œ/' => 'OE',
+	'/ƒ/' => 'f'
+);
 
 /* End of file foreign_chars.php */
 /* Location: ./application/config/foreign_chars.php */
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