Sort array of strings with custom sorting for punctuation in first character - Javascript Array

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Description

Sort array of strings with custom sorting for punctuation in first character

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<html>
   <head> 
      <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> 
      <script type="text/javascript">
var nick = ["~x", "@blue", "&demo", "+voice", "%yyy", "1test", "Nick2", "test1"];
console.log(nick);
nick.sort(function(a,b){
    return a.toLowerCase().replace(/[^\w\s]/gi, '').localeCompare(b.toLowerCase().replace(/[^\w\s]/gi, ''));
});/*from  w  ww  .  ja va 2s.  c o m*/
console.log(nick);

      </script> 
   </head> 
   <body>  
   </body>
</html>

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