How to Replace Special Characters in Zapier with JavaScript

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I’m new to JavaScript and would greatly appreciate any guidance. My question is straightforward: how can I substitute special characters in a String or Object while using Zapier? For instance, I want to transform a value like surname = Müller to Mueller. The replacements I’m looking for are as follows: 

ä = ae ö = oe ü = ue ß = ss
These are the most frequently used ones. I’ve encountered various JavaScript solutions, but they don’t seem compatible with Zapier, except for this snippet: 
const updatedName = inputData.updatedName.replace(/ö/g, ‘oe’); return {output: updatedName};
This only addresses one Umlaut, and I’m unsure how to include additional replacements. (updatedName is the variable’s name). Thank you for your assistance!

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hey, u cn use a regEx to handle multiple replacements. something like inputData.updatedName.replace(/ä/g, 'ae').replace(/ö/g, 'oe').replace(/ü/g, 'ue').replace(/ß/g, 'ss'). just keep chaining replace() for each special character. should work for multiple chars in zapier!