Common regex special characters useful for pattern-based find and replace. For when and why to use them, see How to Find and Replace Text Efficiently.
| Symbol | Matches |
|---|---|
| . | Any single character |
| \d | Any digit (0-9) |
| \s | Any whitespace character |
| ^ | Start of a line |
| $ | End of a line |
| * | Zero or more of the previous character |
| + | One or more of the previous character |
| \. | A literal period (escaped) |
The Find and Replace Text supports both plain-text and regex-based replacements.
Find and Replace Text
No. Plain-text find and replace works fine for exact word or phrase matches. Regex is only needed when you’re matching a pattern rather than fixed text.
Escape it with a backslash (\.), since a bare period in regex mode matches any character, not just a period.
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