Add types for RegExp.escape

[bakkot]

⚙ Compilation target

esnext

⚙ Library

esnext

Missing / Incorrect Definition

The RegExp.escape proposal has landed and will be included in es2025.

Sample Code

RegExp.escape("yay!");

Documentation Link

https://github.com/tc39/proposal-regex-escaping
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/RegExp/escape

[jperelli]

Now it is included in node 24.0.0 (current release) and chrome 136 (v8 13.6)

As a workaround in nodejs I'm using the following code in one file (no d.ts)

declare global {
  interface RegExpConstructor {
    escape(str: string): string;
  }
}

const escaped = RegExp.escape('as1.2er')

[lionel-rowe]

Baseline (newly available) since May 2025