JavaScript RegExp \t Metacharacter
Example
Search for a tab character in a string:
var str = "Visit W3Schools.\tLearn Javascript.";
var patt1 = /\t/;
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Definition and Usage
The \t metacharacter is used to find a tab character.
\t returns the position where the tab character was found. If no match is found, it returns -1.
Browser Support
| Expression | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \t | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
new RegExp("\\t")
or simply:
/\t/
❮ JavaScript RegExp Object
