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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]
  • 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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$re = '/(?:\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{d83c}\x{dffc}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{dd1d}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{d83c}\x{dffb}|\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{d83c}\x{dffd}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{dd1d}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{d83c}[\x{dffb}\x{dffc}]|\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{d83c}\x{dffe}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{dd1d}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{d83c}[\x{dffb}-\x{dffd}]|\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{d83c}\x{dfff}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{dd1d}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{d83c}[\x{dffb}-\x{dffe}]|\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{d83c}\x{dffb}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{dd1d}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{d83c}[\x{dffc}-\x{dfff}]|\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{d83c}\x{dffc}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{dd1d}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{d83c}[\x{dffb}\x{dffd}-\x{dfff}]|\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{d83c}\x{dffc}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{dd1d}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{d83c}\x{dffb}|\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{d83c}\x{dffd}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{dd1d}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{d83c}[\x{dffb}\x{dffc}\x{dffe}\x{dfff}]|\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{d83c}\x{dffd}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{dd1d}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{d83c}[\x{dffb}\x{dffc}]|\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{d83c}\x{dffe}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{dd1d}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{d83c}[\x{dffb}-\x{dffd}\x{dfff}]|\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{d83c}\x{dffe}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{dd1d}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{d83c}[\x{dffb}-\x{dffd}]|\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{d83c}\x{dfff}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{dd1d}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{d83c}[\x{dffb}-\x{dffe}]|\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{d83c}\x{dfff}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{dd1d}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{d83c}[\x{dffb}-\x{dffe}]|\x{d83e}\x{ddd1}\x{d83c}\x{dffb}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{dd1d}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{ddd1}\x{d83c}\x{dffb}|\x{d83e}\x{ddd1}\x{d83c}\x{dffc}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{dd1d}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{ddd1}\x{d83c}[\x{dffb}\x{dffc}]|\x{d83e}\x{ddd1}\x{d83c}\x{dffd}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{dd1d}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{ddd1}\x{d83c}[\x{dffb}-\x{dffd}]|\x{d83e}\x{ddd1}\x{d83c}\x{dffe}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{dd1d}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{ddd1}\x{d83c}[\x{dffb}-\x{dffe}]|\x{d83e}\x{ddd1}\x{d83c}\x{dfff}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{dd1d}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{ddd1}\x{d83c}[\x{dffb}-\x{dfff}]|\x{d83e}\x{ddd1}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{dd1d}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{ddd1}|\x{d83d}\x{dc6b}\x{d83c}[\x{dffb}-\x{dfff}]|\x{d83d}\x{dc6c}\x{d83c}[\x{dffb}-\x{dfff}]|\x{d83d}\x{dc6d}\x{d83c}[\x{dffb}-\x{dfff}]|\x{d83d}[\x{dc6b}-\x{dc6d}])|(?:\x{d83d}[\x{dc68}\x{dc69}])(?:\x{d83c}[\x{dffb}-\x{dfff}])?\x{200d}(?:\x{2695}\x{fe0f}|\x{2696}\x{fe0f}|\x{2708}\x{fe0f}|\x{d83c}[\x{df3e}\x{df73}\x{df93}\x{dfa4}\x{dfa8}\x{dfeb}\x{dfed}]|\x{d83d}[\x{dcbb}\x{dcbc}\x{dd27}\x{dd2c}\x{de80}\x{de92}]|\x{d83e}[\x{ddaf}-\x{ddb3}\x{ddbc}\x{ddbd}])|(?:\x{d83c}[\x{dfcb}\x{dfcc}]|\x{d83d}[\x{dd74}\x{dd75}]|\x{26f9})((?:\x{d83c}[\x{dffb}-\x{dfff}]|\x{fe0f})\x{200d}[\x{2640}\x{2642}]\x{fe0f})|(?:\x{d83c}[\x{dfc3}\x{dfc4}\x{dfca}]|\x{d83d}[\x{dc6e}\x{dc71}\x{dc73}\x{dc77}\x{dc81}\x{dc82}\x{dc86}\x{dc87}\x{de45}-\x{de47}\x{de4b}\x{de4d}\x{de4e}\x{dea3}\x{deb4}-\x{deb6}]|\x{d83e}[\x{dd26}\x{dd35}\x{dd37}-\x{dd39}\x{dd3d}\x{dd3e}\x{ddb8}\x{ddb9}\x{ddcd}-\x{ddcf}\x{ddd6}-\x{dddd}])(?:\x{d83c}[\x{dffb}-\x{dfff}])?\x{200d}[\x{2640}\x{2642}]\x{fe0f}|(?:\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{200d}\x{2764}\x{fe0f}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc8b}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc68}|\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc66}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc66}|\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc67}\x{200d}\x{d83d}[\x{dc66}\x{dc67}]|\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc66}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc66}|\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc67}\x{200d}\x{d83d}[\x{dc66}\x{dc67}]|\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{200d}\x{2764}\x{fe0f}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc8b}\x{200d}\x{d83d}[\x{dc68}\x{dc69}]|\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc66}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc66}|\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc67}\x{200d}\x{d83d}[\x{dc66}\x{dc67}]|\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{200d}\x{2764}\x{fe0f}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc68}|\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc66}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc66}|\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc67}\x{200d}\x{d83d}[\x{dc66}\x{dc67}]|\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{200d}\x{d83d}[\x{dc66}\x{dc67}]|\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{200d}\x{d83d}[\x{dc66}\x{dc67}]|\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{200d}\x{2764}\x{fe0f}\x{200d}\x{d83d}[\x{dc68}\x{dc69}]|\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc66}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc66}|\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc67}\x{200d}\x{d83d}[\x{dc66}\x{dc67}]|\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{200d}\x{d83d}[\x{dc66}\x{dc67}]|\x{d83c}\x{dff3}\x{fe0f}\x{200d}\x{26a7}\x{fe0f}|\x{d83c}\x{dff3}\x{fe0f}\x{200d}\x{d83c}\x{df08}|\x{d83c}\x{dff4}\x{200d}\x{2620}\x{fe0f}|\x{d83d}\x{dc15}\x{200d}\x{d83e}\x{ddba}|\x{d83d}\x{dc41}\x{200d}\x{d83d}\x{dde8}|\x{d83d}\x{dc68}\x{200d}\x{d83d}[\x{dc66}\x{dc67}]|\x{d83d}\x{dc69}\x{200d}\x{d83d}[\x{dc66}\x{dc67}]|\x{d83d}\x{dc6f}\x{200d}\x{2640}\x{fe0f}|\x{d83d}\x{dc6f}\x{200d}\x{2642}\x{fe0f}|\x{d83e}\x{dd3c}\x{200d}\x{2640}\x{fe0f}|\x{d83e}\x{dd3c}\x{200d}\x{2642}\x{fe0f}|\x{d83e}\x{ddde}\x{200d}\x{2640}\x{fe0f}|\x{d83e}\x{ddde}\x{200d}\x{2642}\x{fe0f}|\x{d83e}\x{dddf}\x{200d}\x{2640}\x{fe0f}|\x{d83e}\x{dddf}\x{200d}\x{2642}\x{fe0f})|[#*0-9]\x{fe0f}?\x{20e3}|(?:[©®\x{2122}\x{265f}]\x{fe0f})|(?:\x{d83c}[\x{dc04}\x{dd70}\x{dd71}\x{dd7e}\x{dd7f}\x{de02}\x{de1a}\x{de2f}\x{de37}\x{df21}\x{df24}-\x{df2c}\x{df36}\x{df7d}\x{df96}\x{df97}\x{df99}-\x{df9b}\x{df9e}\x{df9f}\x{dfcd}\x{dfce}\x{dfd4}-\x{dfdf}\x{dff3}\x{dff5}\x{dff7}]|\x{d83d}[\x{dc3f}\x{dc41}\x{dcfd}\x{dd49}\x{dd4a}\x{dd6f}\x{dd70}\x{dd73}\x{dd76}-\x{dd79}\x{dd87}\x{dd8a}-\x{dd8d}\x{dda5}\x{dda8}\x{ddb1}\x{ddb2}\x{ddbc}\x{ddc2}-\x{ddc4}\x{ddd1}-\x{ddd3}\x{dddc}-\x{ddde}\x{dde1}\x{dde3}\x{dde8}\x{ddef}\x{ddf3}\x{ddfa}\x{decb}\x{decd}-\x{decf}\x{dee0}-\x{dee5}\x{dee9}\x{def0}\x{def3}]|[\x{203c}\x{2049}\x{2139}\x{2194}-\x{2199}\x{21a9}\x{21aa}\x{231a}\x{231b}\x{2328}\x{23cf}\x{23ed}-\x{23ef}\x{23f1}\x{23f2}\x{23f8}-\x{23fa}\x{24c2}\x{25aa}\x{25ab}\x{25b6}\x{25c0}\x{25fb}-\x{25fe}\x{2600}-\x{2604}\x{260e}\x{2611}\x{2614}\x{2615}\x{2618}\x{2620}\x{2622}\x{2623}\x{2626}\x{262a}\x{262e}\x{262f}\x{2638}-\x{263a}\x{2640}\x{2642}\x{2648}-\x{2653}\x{2660}\x{2663}\x{2665}\x{2666}\x{2668}\x{267b}\x{267f}\x{2692}-\x{2697}\x{2699}\x{269b}\x{269c}\x{26a0}\x{26a1}\x{26a7}\x{26aa}\x{26ab}\x{26b0}\x{26b1}\x{26bd}\x{26be}\x{26c4}\x{26c5}\x{26c8}\x{26cf}\x{26d1}\x{26d3}\x{26d4}\x{26e9}\x{26ea}\x{26f0}-\x{26f5}\x{26f8}\x{26fa}\x{26fd}\x{2702}\x{2708}\x{2709}\x{270f}\x{2712}\x{2714}\x{2716}\x{271d}\x{2721}\x{2733}\x{2734}\x{2744}\x{2747}\x{2757}\x{2763}\x{2764}\x{27a1}\x{2934}\x{2935}\x{2b05}-\x{2b07}\x{2b1b}\x{2b1c}\x{2b50}\x{2b55}\x{3030}\x{303d}\x{3297}\x{3299}])(?:\x{fe0f}|(?!\x{fe0e}))|(?:(?:\x{d83c}[\x{dfcb}\x{dfcc}]|\x{d83d}[\x{dd74}\x{dd75}\x{dd90}]|[\x{261d}\x{26f7}\x{26f9}\x{270c}\x{270d}])(?:\x{fe0f}|(?!\x{fe0e}))|(?:\x{d83c}[\x{df85}\x{dfc2}-\x{dfc4}\x{dfc7}\x{dfca}]|\x{d83d}[\x{dc42}\x{dc43}\x{dc46}-\x{dc50}\x{dc66}-\x{dc69}\x{dc6e}\x{dc70}-\x{dc78}\x{dc7c}\x{dc81}-\x{dc83}\x{dc85}-\x{dc87}\x{dcaa}\x{dd7a}\x{dd95}\x{dd96}\x{de45}-\x{de47}\x{de4b}-\x{de4f}\x{dea3}\x{deb4}-\x{deb6}\x{dec0}\x{decc}]|\x{d83e}[\x{dd0f}\x{dd18}-\x{dd1c}\x{dd1e}\x{dd1f}\x{dd26}\x{dd30}-\x{dd39}\x{dd3d}\x{dd3e}\x{ddb5}\x{ddb6}\x{ddb8}\x{ddb9}\x{ddbb}\x{ddcd}-\x{ddcf}\x{ddd1}-\x{dddd}]|[\x{270a}\x{270b}]))(?:\x{d83c}[\x{dffb}-\x{dfff}])?|(?:\x{d83c}\x{dff4}\x{db40}\x{dc67}\x{db40}\x{dc62}\x{db40}\x{dc65}\x{db40}\x{dc6e}\x{db40}\x{dc67}\x{db40}\x{dc7f}|\x{d83c}\x{dff4}\x{db40}\x{dc67}\x{db40}\x{dc62}\x{db40}\x{dc73}\x{db40}\x{dc63}\x{db40}\x{dc74}\x{db40}\x{dc7f}|\x{d83c}\x{dff4}\x{db40}\x{dc67}\x{db40}\x{dc62}\x{db40}\x{dc77}\x{db40}\x{dc6c}\x{db40}\x{dc73}\x{db40}\x{dc7f}|\x{d83c}\x{dde6}\x{d83c}[\x{dde8}-\x{ddec}\x{ddee}\x{ddf1}\x{ddf2}\x{ddf4}\x{ddf6}-\x{ddfa}\x{ddfc}\x{ddfd}\x{ddff}]|\x{d83c}\x{dde7}\x{d83c}[\x{dde6}\x{dde7}\x{dde9}-\x{ddef}\x{ddf1}-\x{ddf4}\x{ddf6}-\x{ddf9}\x{ddfb}\x{ddfc}\x{ddfe}\x{ddff}]|\x{d83c}\x{dde8}\x{d83c}[\x{dde6}\x{dde8}\x{dde9}\x{ddeb}-\x{ddee}\x{ddf0}-\x{ddf5}\x{ddf7}\x{ddfa}-\x{ddff}]|\x{d83c}\x{dde9}\x{d83c}[\x{ddea}\x{ddec}\x{ddef}\x{ddf0}\x{ddf2}\x{ddf4}\x{ddff}]|\x{d83c}\x{ddea}\x{d83c}[\x{dde6}\x{dde8}\x{ddea}\x{ddec}\x{dded}\x{ddf7}-\x{ddfa}]|\x{d83c}\x{ddeb}\x{d83c}[\x{ddee}-\x{ddf0}\x{ddf2}\x{ddf4}\x{ddf7}]|\x{d83c}\x{ddec}\x{d83c}[\x{dde6}\x{dde7}\x{dde9}-\x{ddee}\x{ddf1}-\x{ddf3}\x{ddf5}-\x{ddfa}\x{ddfc}\x{ddfe}]|\x{d83c}\x{dded}\x{d83c}[\x{ddf0}\x{ddf2}\x{ddf3}\x{ddf7}\x{ddf9}\x{ddfa}]|\x{d83c}\x{ddee}\x{d83c}[\x{dde8}-\x{ddea}\x{ddf1}-\x{ddf4}\x{ddf6}-\x{ddf9}]|\x{d83c}\x{ddef}\x{d83c}[\x{ddea}\x{ddf2}\x{ddf4}\x{ddf5}]|\x{d83c}\x{ddf0}\x{d83c}[\x{ddea}\x{ddec}-\x{ddee}\x{ddf2}\x{ddf3}\x{ddf5}\x{ddf7}\x{ddfc}\x{ddfe}\x{ddff}]|\x{d83c}\x{ddf1}\x{d83c}[\x{dde6}-\x{dde8}\x{ddee}\x{ddf0}\x{ddf7}-\x{ddfb}\x{ddfe}]|\x{d83c}\x{ddf2}\x{d83c}[\x{dde6}\x{dde8}-\x{dded}\x{ddf0}-\x{ddff}]|\x{d83c}\x{ddf3}\x{d83c}[\x{dde6}\x{dde8}\x{ddea}-\x{ddec}\x{ddee}\x{ddf1}\x{ddf4}\x{ddf5}\x{ddf7}\x{ddfa}\x{ddff}]|\x{d83c}\x{ddf4}\x{d83c}\x{ddf2}|\x{d83c}\x{ddf5}\x{d83c}[\x{dde6}\x{ddea}-\x{dded}\x{ddf0}-\x{ddf3}\x{ddf7}-\x{ddf9}\x{ddfc}\x{ddfe}]|\x{d83c}\x{ddf6}\x{d83c}\x{dde6}|\x{d83c}\x{ddf7}\x{d83c}[\x{ddea}\x{ddf4}\x{ddf8}\x{ddfa}\x{ddfc}]|\x{d83c}\x{ddf8}\x{d83c}[\x{dde6}-\x{ddea}\x{ddec}-\x{ddf4}\x{ddf7}-\x{ddf9}\x{ddfb}\x{ddfd}-\x{ddff}]|\x{d83c}\x{ddf9}\x{d83c}[\x{dde6}\x{dde8}\x{dde9}\x{ddeb}-\x{dded}\x{ddef}-\x{ddf4}\x{ddf7}\x{ddf9}\x{ddfb}\x{ddfc}\x{ddff}]|\x{d83c}\x{ddfa}\x{d83c}[\x{dde6}\x{ddec}\x{ddf2}\x{ddf3}\x{ddf8}\x{ddfe}\x{ddff}]|\x{d83c}\x{ddfb}\x{d83c}[\x{dde6}\x{dde8}\x{ddea}\x{ddec}\x{ddee}\x{ddf3}\x{ddfa}]|\x{d83c}\x{ddfc}\x{d83c}[\x{ddeb}\x{ddf8}]|\x{d83c}\x{ddfd}\x{d83c}\x{ddf0}|\x{d83c}\x{ddfe}\x{d83c}[\x{ddea}\x{ddf9}]|\x{d83c}\x{ddff}\x{d83c}[\x{dde6}\x{ddf2}\x{ddfc}]|\x{d83c}[\x{dccf}\x{dd8e}\x{dd91}-\x{dd9a}\x{dde6}-\x{ddff}\x{de01}\x{de32}-\x{de36}\x{de38}-\x{de3a}\x{de50}\x{de51}\x{df00}-\x{df20}\x{df2d}-\x{df35}\x{df37}-\x{df7c}\x{df7e}-\x{df84}\x{df86}-\x{df93}\x{dfa0}-\x{dfc1}\x{dfc5}\x{dfc6}\x{dfc8}\x{dfc9}\x{dfcf}-\x{dfd3}\x{dfe0}-\x{dff0}\x{dff4}\x{dff8}-\x{dfff}]|\x{d83d}[\x{dc00}-\x{dc3e}\x{dc40}\x{dc44}\x{dc45}\x{dc51}-\x{dc65}\x{dc6a}-\x{dc6d}\x{dc6f}\x{dc79}-\x{dc7b}\x{dc7d}-\x{dc80}\x{dc84}\x{dc88}-\x{dca9}\x{dcab}-\x{dcfc}\x{dcff}-\x{dd3d}\x{dd4b}-\x{dd4e}\x{dd50}-\x{dd67}\x{dda4}\x{ddfb}-\x{de44}\x{de48}-\x{de4a}\x{de80}-\x{dea2}\x{dea4}-\x{deb3}\x{deb7}-\x{debf}\x{dec1}-\x{dec5}\x{ded0}-\x{ded2}\x{ded5}\x{deeb}\x{deec}\x{def4}-\x{defa}\x{dfe0}-\x{dfeb}]|\x{d83e}[\x{dd0d}\x{dd0e}\x{dd10}-\x{dd17}\x{dd1d}\x{dd20}-\x{dd25}\x{dd27}-\x{dd2f}\x{dd3a}\x{dd3c}\x{dd3f}-\x{dd45}\x{dd47}-\x{dd71}\x{dd73}-\x{dd76}\x{dd7a}-\x{dda2}\x{dda5}-\x{ddaa}\x{ddae}-\x{ddb4}\x{ddb7}\x{ddba}\x{ddbc}-\x{ddca}\x{ddd0}\x{ddde}-\x{ddff}\x{de70}-\x{de73}\x{de78}-\x{de7a}\x{de80}-\x{de82}\x{de90}-\x{de95}]|[\x{23e9}-\x{23ec}\x{23f0}\x{23f3}\x{267e}\x{26ce}\x{2705}\x{2728}\x{274c}\x{274e}\x{2753}-\x{2755}\x{2795}-\x{2797}\x{27b0}\x{27bf}\x{e50a}])|\x{fe0f}/'; $str = 'Time in emoji is very expressive. 🕐🕑🕒🕓🕔🕕🕖🕗🕘🕙🕚🕛🕜🕝🕞🕟🕠🕡🕢🕣🕤🕥🕦🕧 allowed us to communicate time very easily. Next up was negation. ❌🗣️ means “No talk.”'; preg_match_all($re, $str, $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER, 0); // Print the entire match result var_dump($matches);

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