Replace all whitespace characters

Question

I want to replace all occurrences of white space characters (space, tab, newline) in JavaScript.
How to do so?

I tried:

str.replace(/ /gi, \"X\         


        

Answer 1

We can also use this if we want to change all multiple joined blank spaces with a single character:

str.replace(/\s+/g,'X');

See it in action here: https://regex101.com/r/d9d53G/1

Explanation

/ \s+ / g

• \s+ matches any whitespace character (equal to [\r\n\t\f\v ])
• + Quantifier — Matches between one and unlimited times, as many times as possible, giving back as needed (greedy)

• Global pattern flags
  • g modifier: global. All matches (don't return after first match)

Answer 2

Have you tried the \s?

str.replace(/\s/g, "X");

Answer 3

\s is a meta character that covers all white space. You don't need to make it case-insensitive — white space doesn't have case.

str.replace(/\s/g, "X")

Answer 4

Not /gi but /g

var fname = "My Family File.jpg"
fname = fname.replace(/ /g,"_");
console.log(fname);

gives

"My_Family_File.jpg"