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Regex Tester

Test and debug regular expressions with real-time matching, pattern examples, and detailed results. Trusted by developers worldwide for secure, offline regex testing.

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Results

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Highlighted Matches

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Match Details

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📚 How to Use the Regex Tester

🚀 Getting Started

Step 1: Click any "Try Example" button to load a complete working example with both pattern and test data.
Step 2: Modify the pattern or test text to see real-time results as you type.
Step 3: Use the highlighted matches and detailed results to understand how your pattern works.

🎯 Best Practices

  • Start with simple patterns and build complexity gradually
  • Use the Try Examples to learn common pattern structures
  • Test with various input data to ensure accuracy
  • Use capturing groups () to extract specific parts
  • Enable real-time testing for instant feedback

💡 Common Use Cases

Form Validation:
Validate email addresses, phone numbers, and user input before submission.
Data Extraction:
Extract URLs, dates, or specific patterns from text content.
Text Processing:
Find and replace text patterns in documents or code.
Log Analysis:
Parse server logs, error messages, and structured data.

🔧 Tool Features

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Try Examples
Pattern library
Match highlighting
Group capture
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📖 Quick Regex Reference

Essential Syntax

. Any character • * 0+ times • + 1+ times
^ Start • $ End • | OR
\d Digit • \w Word • \s Space

Common Patterns

Email: [\\w.-]+@[\\w.-]+\\.[a-z]{2,}
Phone: \\(?\\d{3}\\)?[-. ]?\\d{3}[-. ]?\\d{4}
URL: https?://[\\w.-]+

🎯 Try These Patterns

Email
[\\w.-]+@[\\w.-]+\\.[a-z]{2,}
Phone
\\(?\\d{3}\\)?[-. ]?\\d{3}[-. ]?\\d{4}