That’s pretty sick
JavaScript tip: Use Unicode regular expressions to match letters in any language.
\p{L} - Letter in any language
\p{Z} - Whitespace or invisible separator
\p{S} - Symbol
\p{N} - Number in any script
\p{P} - Punctuation
You can also match characters NOT belonging to the group by uppercasing \P
\p{L} - Letter in any language
\p{Z} - Whitespace or invisible separator
\p{S} - Symbol
\p{N} - Number in any script
\p{P} - Punctuation
You can also match characters NOT belonging to the group by uppercasing \P
![A screenshot showing a list of regular expressions attempting to match words from various languages.
Full code:
/^[a-z]+$/i.test("car"); // ✅ true
/^[a-z]+$/i.test("pão"); // ❌ false
/^[a-z]+$/i.test("知道"); // ❌ false
/^[a-z]+$/i.test("يعرف"); // ❌ false
/^\p{L}+$/u.test("car"); // ✅ true
/^\p{L}+$/u.test("pão"); // ✅ true
/^\p{L}+$/u.test("知道"); // ✅ true
/^\p{L}+$/u.test("يعرف"); // ✅ true](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eaimln3uk5ntgmykcbxrmsyp/bafkreidqqa36kazqj74xsaasywc5qgiybdq37hfebdypkhcqy3i6etyavi@jpeg)
November 5, 2024 at 9:44 AM
That’s pretty sick