regex101: Python Match Workspace

Pro

1st Alternative<a?:([^:<>]+)[^<>]*>

<the literal < (60₁₀ / 74₈ / 3C₁₆)

a?optionally matches the literal a (97₁₀ / 141₈ / 61₁₆) (case sensitive)

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

Group 1([^:<>]+)

Negated Character Class[^:<>]+

+matches at least one character outside the set below:

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

<the literal < (60₁₀ / 74₈ / 3C₁₆)

>the literal > (62₁₀ / 76₈ / 3E₁₆)

Negated Character Class[^<>]*

*matches any number of characters outside the set below:

<the literal < (60₁₀ / 74₈ / 3C₁₆)

>the literal > (62₁₀ / 76₈ / 3E₁₆)

2nd Alternative:([^:]+):

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

Group 2([^:]+)

Negated Character Class[^:]+

+matches at least one character outside the set below:

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

Global pattern flags

g modifier: global. Finds all matches instead of stopping after the first

m modifier: multiline. Causes ^ and $ to match the start and end of each line, not only the start and end of the string

25 tokens

Regular Expression

<a?:([^:<>]+)[^<>]*>|:([^:]+):

New

<a:GG:123456789> <:1Copy:12345678><:14:1256678>:eyes:Hello friend!:eyes:

<a:cryLaptop:738450655395446814><:1Copy:817543814481707030><:14:817543815401439232> <:thoonk:621279654711656448><:coolbutdepressed:621279653675532290><:KL1Heart:585547199480332318>Nice<:dogwonder:621251869058269185> OK:eyes:

Extraction

<a:GG:123456789> <:1Copy:12345678><:14:1256678>:eyes:Hello friend!:eyes:

<a:cryLaptop:738450655395446814><:1Copy:817543814481707030><:14:817543815401439232> <:thoonk:621279654711656448><:coolbutdepressed:621279653675532290><:KL1Heart:585547199480332318>Nice<:dogwonder:621251869058269185> OK:eyes: