1 # escape-string-regexp [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/escape-string-regexp.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/escape-string-regexp)
3 > Escape RegExp special characters
8 $ npm install escape-string-regexp
14 const escapeStringRegexp = require('escape-string-regexp');
16 const escapedString = escapeStringRegexp('How much $ for a 🦄?');
17 //=> 'How much \\$ for a 🦄\\?'
19 new RegExp(escapedString);
22 You can also use this to escape a string that is inserted into the middle of a regex, for example, into a character class.
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