*matches any number of characters from the set below:
\wany word character
\sany whitespace character
\"the literal " (3410 / 428 / 2216)
\'the literal ' (3910 / 478 / 2716)
\`the literal ` (9610 / 1408 / 6016)
\<the literal < (6010 / 748 / 3C16)
\>the literal > (6210 / 768 / 3E16)
\=the literal = (6110 / 758 / 3D16)