Extracts initials from full names with consistent formatting. Available via MCP in Cursor and other AI editors, or REST at GET /v1/text/initials. Input "John Michael Smith" returns "JMS". Handles edge cases like hyphens, apostrophes, and multiple middle names deterministically.
curl "https://tinyfn.io/v1/text/initials" \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"const response = await fetch('https://tinyfn.io/v1/text/initials', {
headers: { 'X-API-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' }
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);import requests
response = requests.get('https://tinyfn.io/v1/text/initials',
headers={'X-API-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'})
data = response.json()
print(data)Connect your AI agent (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.) to TinyFn's text analysis tools:
{
"mcpServers": {
"tinyfn-text": {
"url": "https://tinyfn.io/mcp/text",
"headers": {
"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}Takes the first letter of each word part. 'Mary-Jane Smith' becomes 'MJS', treating hyphenated first names as separate words.
Ignores punctuation and common prefixes. 'O'Connor' gives 'O', 'de la Cruz' becomes 'DC', skipping lowercase articles.
Yes, call it iteratively through MCP in your AI editor. Each request processes one name, returning consistent single-letter initials.
Handles Unicode characters correctly. 'José María González' returns 'JMG', preserving accented letters as initials.
Single names return one initial ('Madonna' → 'M'). Empty or whitespace-only input returns empty string.
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