remove non letters from string javascript code example

Example 1: remove non alphanumeric characters javascript

input.replace(/\W/g, '') //doesnt include underscores


input.replace(/[^0-9a-z]/gi, '') //removes underscores too

Example 2: remove non letters from a string javascript

// remove non-letters from a string
function lettersOnly(str) {
	return str.replace(/[^a-zA-Z]/g,"");
   //or return str.match(/[a-z]/gi).join('');
   //or return str.replace(/[^a-z]/gi,""); 
}

console.log(lettersOnly("R!=:~0o0./c&}9k`60=y"));		//"Rocky"
console.log(lettersOnly("^,]%4B|@56a![0{2m>b1&4i4"));	//"Bambi"
console.log(lettersOnly("^U)6$22>8p)."));				//"Up"