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<td>'''.'''</td>

<td>Matches an arbitrary character, but not a newline. It is important to note that when placed inside square brackets ([.]), the dot becomes a literal period, meaning it will only match the '.' charater. You can confirm this with the expression /[.\n]{5}/, which, at first glance, appears to look for any five characters, new line or otherwise. In truth, it is equivalent to /[\.\n]{5}/. Instead of [.\n], use (.|\n) or a character class like [\s\S].</td>

<td>Matches an arbitrary character, but not a newline.</td>

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