JavaScript RegExp s Metacharacter


The \s metacharacter is used to find a whitespace character.

A whitespace character can be

  • A space character
  • A tab character
  • A carriage return character
  • A new line character
  • A vertical tab character
  • A form feed character

Example

// Not containing any white spaces:
console.log(/\s/.test("1"))
console.log(/\s/.test("test"))
// Containing whitespace characters:
console.log(/\s/.test(" "))
console.log(/\s/.test("a\tb"))
console.log(/\s/.test("m
n"))

Output

false
false
true
true
true

Updated on: 18-Sep-2019

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