RegExp \t Metacharacter
Search for a tab character in a string:
let text = "Visit W3Schools.\tLearn Javascript.";
let pattern = /\t/;
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Description
The \t metacharacter matches horizontal tabs (tabulators).
Syntax
new RegExp("\\t")
or simply:
/\t/
Regular Expression Search Methods
In JavaScript, a regular expression text search, can be done with different methods.
With a pattern as a regular expression, these are the most common methods:
String Methods
| match(pattern) | An Array of results |
| matchAll(pattern) | An Iterator of results |
| replace(pattern, rep) | A new String |
| search(pattern) | Index of the first match |
| split(pattern) | An Array of results |
RegExp Methods
| pattern.exec() | An Iterator of results |
| pattern.test() | true or false |
Browser Support
/\t/ is an ECMAScript1 (JavaScript 1997) feature.
It is supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
