How to match unicode character regex

Question

I have the input and regex of

  const input = `iPhone Xʀ`;
  
  console.log(input.match(/^([\w\d\-\s]*)/));

I have not been able to figure out how to match the ʀ unicode character.

I tried \\p{L} as noted in another SO post. Also tried putting u for unicode as a modifier.

Brian Lee · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-12 02:33:17Z

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Use \p{L} in conjunction with the flags gu:

const input = `iPhone Xʀ`;
console.log(input.match(/^([\w\d\-\s]*\p{L})/gu));
  
// output:

// [
//  "iPhone Xʀ"
// ]

answered Nov 12, 2020 at 2:33

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RayJ_inSJ Over a year ago

Thanks for the answer. not using the g flag also worked

Brian Lee Over a year ago

@RayJ_inSJ Happy to help. Regarding the g flag, if it's omitted, the resulting array has two entries, with it only one. Not sure if that makes a difference in your case but worth pointing out.

webelf000 · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-12 02:54:15Z

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Please get the Unicode of the character and use the following pattern.

  const input = `iPhone Xʀ`;
  console.log(input.match(/^([\w\d\-\s]*)\x{0280}/));

edited Nov 12, 2020 at 2:54

answered Nov 12, 2020 at 2:34

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Brian Lee Over a year ago

This answer doesn't work as written, null is returned instead of an arrays of matches.

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