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JavaScript RegExp \udddd Metacharacter


Example

Do a global search for the hexadecimal number 0057 (W) in a string:

let text = "Visit 91xjr. Hello World!";
let pattern = /\u0057/g;
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Description

The \udddd metacharacters matches Unicode characters specified by a hexadecimal number (dddd).

Browser Support

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

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

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Syntax

new RegExp("\\u dddd")

or simply:

/\u dddd/

Syntax with modifiers

new RegExp("\\u dddd", "g")

or simply:

/\u dddd/g

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:

Example Description
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()