JavaScript RegExp \t Metacharacter

Example

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).

Browser Support

/\t/ is an ECMAScript1 (ES1) feature.

ES1 (JavaScript 1997) is fully supported in all browsers:

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera IE
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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:

ExampleDescription
text.match(pattern)The String method match()
text.search(pattern)The String method search()
pattern.exec(text)The RexExp method exec()
pattern.test(text)The RegExp method test()

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