diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/chatcommands/ChatCommandsPlugin.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/chatcommands/ChatCommandsPlugin.java
index 5c32955ca5..1245ab1991 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/chatcommands/ChatCommandsPlugin.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/chatcommands/ChatCommandsPlugin.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ import net.runelite.client.input.KeyManager;
 import net.runelite.client.plugins.Plugin;
 import net.runelite.client.plugins.PluginDescriptor;
 import net.runelite.client.util.StackFormatter;
+import static net.runelite.client.util.Text.sanitize;
 import net.runelite.http.api.chat.ChatClient;
 import net.runelite.http.api.hiscore.HiscoreClient;
 import net.runelite.http.api.hiscore.HiscoreEndpoint;
@@ -792,19 +793,6 @@ public class ChatCommandsPlugin extends Plugin
 		return shortest;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Cleans the ironman status icon from playername string if present and
-	 * corrects spaces.
-	 *
-	 * @param lookup Playername to lookup.
-	 * @return Cleaned playername.
-	 */
-	private static String sanitize(String lookup)
-	{
-		String cleaned = lookup.contains("<img") ? lookup.substring(lookup.lastIndexOf('>') + 1) : lookup;
-		return cleaned.replace('\u00A0', ' ');
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Looks up the ironman status of the local player. Does NOT work on other players.
 	 *
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/util/Text.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/util/Text.java
index 14a39f7009..890b24fd32 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/util/Text.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/util/Text.java
@@ -146,4 +146,17 @@ public class Text
 
 		return out.toString();
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Cleans the ironman status icon from playername string if present and
+	 * corrects spaces.
+	 *
+	 * @param name Playername to lookup.
+	 * @return Cleaned playername.
+	 */
+	public static String sanitize(String name)
+	{
+		String cleaned = name.contains("<img") ? name.substring(name.lastIndexOf('>') + 1) : name;
+		return cleaned.replace('\u00A0', ' ');
+	}
 }