Regular Expressions 101

\*the literal * (42₁₀ / 52₈ / 2A₁₆)

Group 1([^*><]+)

Negated Character Class[^*><]+

+matches at least one character outside the set below:

*the literal * (42₁₀ / 52₈ / 2A₁₆)

>the literal > (62₁₀ / 76₈ / 3E₁₆)

<the literal < (60₁₀ / 74₈ / 3C₁₆)

\*the literal * (42₁₀ / 52₈ / 2A₁₆)

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

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26 tokens

Regular Expression

\*([^*><]+)\*

New

some normal and <b>bold with * gem*</b> but pure *italics* is
<b>*foo</b>bar***
<b>bold*</b>
<b>a</b> <b>b</b>
<b>*a* *b*</b>

<i>$1</i>

some normal and <b>bold with * gem*</b> but pure *italics* is
<b>*foo</b>bar***
<b>bold*</b>
<b>a</b> <b>b</b>
<b>*a* *b*</b>