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Loosen up escape sequence restrictions in template literals

Category

JavaScript

Type

New or changed feature

Status

Enabled by default (Chrome 62)

Intent stage

None

Summary

The restriction on escape sequences in template literals has been loosened. This enables new use cases for template tags, such as writing a LaTeX processor.

Standards & signals

• Specification: https://github.com/tc39/proposal-template-literal-revision
• Firefox: No signal
• Safari: No signal
• Web developers: No signals
• Tracking bug: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/v8/issues/detail?id=5546

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