JavaScript RegExp \t meta-character

Definition and usage

\t Match horizontal tab characters (tab).

Example

Search for tab characters in a string:

let text = "Visit CodeW3C.com.\tLearn Javascript.";
let pattern = /\t/;

Try it yourself

Syntax

new RegExp("\\t")

Or abbreviated as:

/\t/

Browser support

/\t/ It is an 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) 字符串方法 match()
text.search(pattern) 字符串方法 search()
pattern.exec(text) RexExp 方法 exec()
pattern.test(text) RexExp Method test()