Regex . — Any Single Character

. matches any single character except newline. With the /s (DOTALL) flag it also matches newlines. Example: /./ on "a\nb" matches a and b.

Key facts

Frequently asked questions

What does . match in regex?

Any single character except a newline by default.

How do I make . match newlines?

Use the /s (DOTALL / single-line) flag.

Related pages

• HTTP 200 OK
• HTTP 301 Moved Permanently
• HTTP 401 Unauthorized
• HTTP 403 Forbidden
• HTTP 404 Not Found
• HTTP 429 Too Many Requests
• HTTP 500 Internal Server Error
• HTTP 502 Bad Gateway

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