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RegExp.prototype.unicodeSets

The unicodeSets accessor property of RegExp instances returns whether or not the v flag is used with this regular expression.

Description

RegExp.prototype.unicodeSets has the value true if the v flag was used; otherwise, false. The v flag is an "upgrade" to the u flag that enables more Unicode-related features. ("v" is the next letter after "u" in the alphabet.) Because u and v interpret the same regex in incompatible ways, using both flags results in a SyntaxError. With the v flag, you get all features mentioned in the u flag description, plus:

  • The \p escape sequence can be additionally used to match properties of strings, instead of just characters.
  • The character class syntax is upgraded to allow intersection, union, and subtraction syntaxes, as well as matching multiple Unicode characters.
  • The character class complement syntax [^...] constructs a complement class instead of negating the match result, avoiding some confusing behaviors with case-insensitive matching. For more information, see Complement classes and case-insensitive matching.

Some valid u-mode regexes become invalid in v-mode. Specifically, the character class syntax is different and some characters can no longer appear literally. For more information, see v-mode character class.

Note: The v mode does not interpret grapheme clusters as single characters; they are still multiple code points. For example, /[πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡³]/v is still able to match "πŸ‡Ί".

The set accessor of unicodeSets is undefined. You cannot change this property directly.

Examples

Using the unicodeSets property

js
const regex = /[\p{Script_Extensions=Greek}&&\p{Letter}]/v;

console.log(regex.unicodeSets); // true

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile Server
Chrome Edge Firefox Opera Safari Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet WebView Android Deno Node.js
unicodeSets 112 112 116 98 17 112 116 75 17 23.0 112 1.32 20.0.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/RegExp/unicodeSets