# Disallow characters which are made with multiple code points in character class syntax (no-misleading-character-class) Unicode includes the characters which are made with multiple code points. RegExp character class syntax (`/[abc]/`) cannot handle characters which are made by multiple code points as a character; those characters will be dissolved to each code point. For example, `❇️` is made by `❇` (`U+2747`) and VARIATION SELECTOR-16 (`U+FE0F`). If this character is in RegExp character class, it will match to either `❇` (`U+2747`) or VARIATION SELECTOR-16 (`U+FE0F`) rather than `❇️`. This rule reports the regular expressions which include multiple code point characters in character class syntax. This rule considers the following characters as multiple code point characters. **A character with combining characters:** The combining characters are characters which belong to one of `Mc`, `Me`, and `Mn` [Unicode general categories](http://www.unicode.org/L2/L1999/UnicodeData.html#General%20Category). ```js /^[Á]$/u.test("Á") //→ false /^[❇️]$/u.test("❇️") //→ false ``` **A character with Emoji modifiers:** ```js /^[👶🏻]$/u.test("👶🏻") //→ false /^[👶🏽]$/u.test("👶🏽") //→ false ``` **A pair of regional indicator symbols:** ```js /^[🇯🇵]$/u.test("🇯🇵") //→ false ``` **Characters that ZWJ joins:** ```js /^[👨‍👩‍👦]$/u.test("👨‍👩‍👦") //→ false ``` **A surrogate pair without Unicode flag:** ```js /^[👍]$/.test("👍") //→ false // Surrogate pair is OK if with u flag. /^[👍]$/u.test("👍") //→ true ``` ## Rule Details This rule reports the regular expressions which include multiple code point characters in character class syntax. Examples of **incorrect** code for this rule: ```js /*eslint no-misleading-character-class: error */ /^[Á]$/u /^[❇️]$/u /^[👶🏻]$/u /^[🇯🇵]$/u /^[👨‍👩‍👦]$/u /^[👍]$/ ``` Examples of **correct** code for this rule: ```js /*eslint no-misleading-character-class: error */ /^[abc]$/ /^[👍]$/u ``` ## When Not To Use It You can turn this rule off if you don't want to check RegExp character class syntax for multiple code point characters.