note 115224 added to regexp.reference.escape

You can use Unicode character escape sequences (tested on PHP 5.3.3 & PCRE 7.8). <?php //This source is supposed to be written in UTF-8. $a='€'; var_dump(preg_match('/\\x{20ac}/u',$a)); //Match! ---- Server IP: 49.212.134.217 Probable Submitter: 183.177.153.216 ---- Manual Page -- http://php.net/manual/en/regexp.reference.escape.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/115224 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/115224/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/115224/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/115224/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/115224/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/115224/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/115224/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/115224 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/115224 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php