Template Literals & String.raw in JavaScript

From the JavaScript String Methods cheat sheet · String Formatting · verified Jul 2026

Template Literals & String.raw

Use template literals for string interpolation and String.raw for raw strings

javascript

// Template literals
const name = 'World'
const greeting = `Hello, ${name}!`  // 'Hello, World!'

// Multiline strings
const html = `
  <div>
    <h1>${name}</h1>
  </div>
`

// String.raw - no escape processing
const path = String.raw`C:\Users\Documents`  // Preserves backslashes

💡 Template literals are the modern way to build strings

⚡ String.raw preserves escape sequences literally

📌 Tagged templates enable DSLs and string processing

✅ Use String.raw for Windows paths and regex patterns

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