$

Matches the position at the end of an input string. If the RegExp object's Multiline property is set, $ also matches the position preceding '\n' or '\r'. To match the $ character itself, use \$.

( )

Marks the beginning and end of a subexpression. Subexpressions can be captured for later use. To match these characters, use \( and \).

*

Matches the preceding character or subexpression zero or more times. To match the * character, use \*.

+

Matches the preceding character or subexpression one or more times. To match the + character, use \+.

.

Matches any single character except the newline character \n. To match ., use \.

[ ]

Marks the beginning of a bracket expression. To match these characters, use \[ and \].

?

Matches the preceding character or subexpression zero or one time, or indicates a non-greedy quantifier. To match the ? character, use \?.

\

Marks the next character as either a special character, a literal, a backreference, or an octal escape. For example, 'n' matches the character 'n'. '\n' matches a newline character. The sequence '\\' matches "\" and '\(' matches "(".

/

Denotes the start or end of a literal regular expression. To match the '/' character, use '\/'.

^

Matches the position at the beginning of an input string except when used in a bracket expression where it negates the character set. To match the ^ character itself, use \^.

{ }

Marks the beginning of a quantifier expression. To match these characters, use \{ and \}.

|

Indicates a choice between two items. To match |, use \|.