JavaScript RegExp \W Metacharacter
JavaScript RegExp Object
Definition and Usage
The \W metacharacter is used to find a non-word character.
A word character is a character from a-z, A-Z, 0-9, including the _ (underscore) character.
Syntax
new RegExp("\W")
or simply:
/\W/ |
Browser Support

The \W metacharacter is supported in all major browsers.
Example
Example
Do a global search for non-word characters in a string:
var str="Give 100%!";
var patt1=/\W/g;
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The marked text below shows where the expression gets a match:
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JavaScript RegExp Object
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