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Asked: June 2, 20262026-06-02T04:26:10+00:00 2026-06-02T04:26:10+00:00

How do I replace all non-word chars (\W) that are also not space characters

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How do I replace all non-word chars (\W) that are also not space characters (\s)?

This is the desired functionality:

"the (quick)! brown \n fox".gsub(regex, "#")

=>

"the #quick## brown \n fox"

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    2026-06-02T04:26:16+00:00Added an answer on June 2, 2026 at 4:26 am
    "the (quick)! brown \n fox".gsub(/[^\w\s]/, "#")
    

    By making the regex replace anything that is NOT a word character OR a space character.

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