Common characer classes
\d \w \s
-
\d digit:
[0-9]
or Unicode Characters in the 'Number, Decimal Digit' Category -
\w word character
[a-zA-Z0-9_]
(digits, letters, underscore) or see the Unicode set of digits and letters -
\s white space:
[\f\t\n\r\v ]
form-feed, tab, newline, carriage return, vertical-tab, and SPACE -
Use stand alone: \d or as part of a larger character class: [abc\d]