JavaScript RegExp \n meta-character

Definition and usage

\n Character matches newline character.

Example

Search for newline characters in a string:

let text = "Visit codew3c.\nLearn Javascript.";
let pattern = /\n/;

Try it yourself

Syntax

new RegExp("\\n")

Or abbreviated as:

/\n/

Browser support

/\n/ Is ECMAScript1 (ES1) feature.

All browsers fully support ES1 (JavaScript 1997):

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Regular expression search methods

In JavaScript, regular expression text search can be completed using different methods.

UsagePattern (pattern)As regular expressions, these are the most commonly used methods:

Example Description
text.match(pattern) String method match()
text.search(pattern) String method search()
pattern.exec(text) RexExp method exec()
pattern.test(text) RexExp Method test()