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RegExp.escape()

Newly Available (since 2025-05-01)
Expected to be Widely Available on 2027-11-01

The RegExp.escape() static method takes a string and replaces any characters that are potentially special characters of a regular expression with equivalent escape sequences. For example, RegExp.escape("[abc]") returns "\\[abc\\]".

Browser support

  • Chrome 136 Released on 2025-04-29
  • Chrome Android 136 Released on 2025-04-29
  • Edge 136 Released on 2025-05-01
  • Firefox 134 Released on 2025-01-07
  • Firefox for Android 134 Released on 2025-01-07
  • Safari 18.2 Released on 2024-12-11
  • Safari on iOS 18.2 Released on 2024-12-11

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Usage (according to Chrome Platform Status)

~1.610% of page loads. More data at chromestatus.com.

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