JavaScript RegExp Reference
The RegExp Object
The RegExp Object is a regular expression with Properties and Methods.
A regular expression is a pattern of characters.
The pattern is used for searching and replacing characters in strings.
let pattern = /w3schools/i;
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Syntax
/pattern/modifier(s);
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RexExp Modifiers
Modifiers define how to perform the search:
| Modifier | Description |
|---|---|
| /g | Perform a global match (find all) |
| /i | Perform case-insensitive matching |
| /m | Perform multiline matching |
RexExp Brackets
Brackets are used to find a range of characters:
| Bracket | Description |
|---|---|
| [abc] | Find any character between the brackets |
| [^abc] | Find any character NOT between the brackets |
| [0-9] | Find any character between the brackets (any digit) |
| [^0-9] | Find any character NOT between the brackets (any non-digit) |
| (x|y) | Find any of the alternatives specified |
RexExp Metacharacters
Metacharacters are characters with a special meaning:
| Character | Description |
|---|---|
| . | Find a single character, except newline or line terminator |
| \w | Find a word character |
| \W | Find a non-word character |
| \d | Find a digit |
| \D | Find a non-digit character |
| \s | Find a whitespace character |
| \S | Find a non-whitespace character |
| \b | Find a match at the beginning/end of a word, beginning like this: \bHI, end like this: HI\b |
| \B | Find a match, but not at the beginning/end of a word |
| \0 | Find a NULL character |
| \n | Find a new line character |
| \f | Find a form feed character |
| \r | Find a carriage return character |
| \t | Find a tab character |
| \v | Find a vertical tab character |
| \xxx | Find the character specified by an octal number xxx |
| \xdd | Find the character specified by a hexadecimal number dd |
| \udddd | Find the Unicode character specified by a hexadecimal number dddd |
RexExp Quantifiers
| Quantifier | Description |
|---|---|
| n+ | Matches any string that contains at least one n |
| n* | Matches any string that contains zero or more occurrences of n |
| n? | Matches any string that contains zero or one occurrences of n |
| n{X} | Matches any string that contains a sequence of X n's |
| n{X,Y} | Matches any string that contains a sequence of X to Y n's |
| n{X,} | Matches any string that contains a sequence of at least X n's |
| n$ | Matches any string with n at the end of it |
| ^n | Matches any string with n at the beginning of it |
| ?=n | Matches any string that is followed by a specific string n |
| ?!n | Matches any string that is not followed by a specific string n |
Browser Support
/regexp/ is an ECMAScript1 (JavaScript 1997) feature.
It is supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
