regex101: PCRE (Legacy) Substitution Workspace

Pro

1st Alternative<\/?\s*span\s*>

<the literal < (60₁₀ / 74₈ / 3C₁₆)

\/?optionally matches the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

\s*any whitespace character, repeated any number of times

spanthe literal text span (case sensitive)

\s*any whitespace character, repeated any number of times

>the literal > (62₁₀ / 76₈ / 3E₁₆)

2nd Alternative<\s*br\s*\/?\s*>

<the literal < (60₁₀ / 74₈ / 3C₁₆)

\s*any whitespace character, repeated any number of times

brthe literal text br (case sensitive)

\s*any whitespace character, repeated any number of times

\/?optionally matches the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

\s*any whitespace character, repeated any number of times

>the literal > (62₁₀ / 76₈ / 3E₁₆)

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

<\/?\s*span\s*>|<\s*br\s*\/?\s*>

New

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Extraction

<p><span>Discover a new tough case for your iPhone 5 with Active Urban</span><span>™</span><span>&nbsp;Case from Cat phones.<br/>Made to survive the challenges of everyday life, this protective case will shield your device whether you\'ve chucked it in your bag, dropped it on the floor or left it in clumsy hands.<br>No matter the situation, the Active Urban</span><span>™</span><span>&nbsp;Case will live up to the challenge.</span></p>