diff --git a/sorting/special-chars.js b/sorting/special-chars.js
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+jQuery.extend( jQuery.fn.dataTableExt.oSort, {
+  "special-chars-pre": function ( a ) {
+    return a.toLowerCase()
+      .replace( /\n/g, ' ' )
+      .replace( /\u00e1/g, 'a' )
+      .replace( /\u00e9/g, 'e' )
+      .replace( /\u00ed/g, 'i' )
+      .replace( /\u00f3/g, 'o' )
+      .replace( /\u00fa/g, 'u' )
+      .replace( /\u00ea/g, 'e' )
+      .replace( /\u00ee/g, 'i' )
+      .replace( /\u00f4/g, 'o' )
+      .replace( /\u00e8/g, 'e' )
+      .replace( /\u00ef/g, 'i' )
+      .replace( /\u00fc/g, 'u' );
+  }
+} );