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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
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  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Character class intersection
    [\w&&[^\d]]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

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const regex = /^((?:[\u3400-\u4DB5\u4E00-\u9FEA\uFA0E\uFA0F\uFA11\uFA13\uFA14\uFA1F\uFA21\uFA23\uFA24\uFA27-\uFA29]|[\uD840-\uD868\uD86A-\uD86C\uD86F-\uD872\uD874-\uD879][\uDC00-\uDFFF]|\uD869[\uDC00-\uDED6\uDF00-\uDFFF]|\uD86D[\uDC00-\uDF34\uDF40-\uDFFF]|\uD86E[\uDC00-\uDC1D\uDC20-\uDFFF]|\uD873[\uDC00-\uDEA1\uDEB0-\uDFFF]|\uD87A[\uDC00-\uDFE0])|(\d))+$/; // Alternative syntax using RegExp constructor // const regex = new RegExp('^((?:[\\u3400-\\u4DB5\\u4E00-\\u9FEA\\uFA0E\\uFA0F\\uFA11\\uFA13\\uFA14\\uFA1F\\uFA21\\uFA23\\uFA24\\uFA27-\\uFA29]|[\\uD840-\\uD868\\uD86A-\\uD86C\\uD86F-\\uD872\\uD874-\\uD879][\\uDC00-\\uDFFF]|\\uD869[\\uDC00-\\uDED6\\uDF00-\\uDFFF]|\\uD86D[\\uDC00-\\uDF34\\uDF40-\\uDFFF]|\\uD86E[\\uDC00-\\uDC1D\\uDC20-\\uDFFF]|\\uD873[\\uDC00-\\uDEA1\\uDEB0-\\uDFFF]|\\uD87A[\\uDC00-\\uDFE0])|(\\d))+$', '') const str = `0341-86091234`; // Reset `lastIndex` if this regex is defined globally // regex.lastIndex = 0; let m; if ((m = regex.exec(str)) !== null) { // The result can be accessed through the `m`-variable. m.forEach((match, groupIndex) => { console.log(`Found match, group ${groupIndex}: ${match}`); }); }

Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for JavaScript, please visit: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions