From: "t0d0r (Todor Dragnev)" Date: 2012-10-14T08:37:19+09:00 Subject: [ruby-core:47963] [ruby-trunk - Bug #7154][Open] For whatever reason \s doesn't match \u00a0. Issue #7154 has been reported by t0d0r (Todor Dragnev). ---------------------------------------- Bug #7154: For whatever reason \s doesn't match \u00a0. https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/7154 Author: t0d0r (Todor Dragnev) Status: Open Priority: Normal Assignee: Category: core Target version: ruby -v: 1.9.3p286 The problem is already explained here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2588942/convert-non-breaking-spaces-to-spaces-in-ruby I just hit it today. -- http://bugs.ruby-lang.org/