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HTML
<div id="abc!1">
This is a test
</div>
<div id="jqresult">
</div>
<div id="domresult">
</div>JavaScript
var id = "abc!1";
$('#jqresult').html('jQuery matches: <b>' + ($(id).length > 0) + '</b>');
$('#domresult').html('getElementById matches: <b>' + (document.getElementById(id) != null) + '</b>');