# Enforce the use of Unicode escapes instead of hexadecimal escapes

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Enforces a convention of using [Unicode escapes](https://mathiasbynens.be/notes/javascript-escapes#unicode) instead of [hexadecimal escapes](https://mathiasbynens.be/notes/javascript-escapes#hexadecimal) for consistency and clarity.

## Fail

```js
const foo = '\x1B';
const foo = `\x1B${bar}`;
```

## Pass

```js
const foo = '\u001B';
const foo = `\u001B${bar}`;
```