Apply Unicode flag to `pattern' content attribute of INPUT element

Apply the unicode flag to `pattern' attribute values. Syntax checking will be stricter, and '.' matches to a surrogate pair, and some other benefits.

Documentation

• https://mathiasbynens.be/notes/es6-unicode-regex

Specification

Working draft or equivalent

Status in Chromium

Blink components: Blink

Enabled by default (launch bug) in:

• Chrome for desktop release 53
• Chrome for Android release 53
• Android WebView release 53
• Opera release 40
• Opera for Android release 40

Consensus & Standardization

• Firefox: Shipped
• Edge: No public signals
• Safari: No public signals
• Web Developers: No signals

Owner

• tkent@chromium.org

Last updated on 2017-06-14