regex101: PCRE (Legacy) Substitution Workspace

Pro

\*the literal * (42₁₀ / 52₈ / 2A₁₆)

Group 1([^\*]+?)

Negated Character Class[^\*]+?

+?matches at least one character outside the set below:

\*the literal * (42₁₀ / 52₈ / 2A₁₆)

Negative Lookahead(?!\*)

\*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

25 tokens

Regular Expression

\*([^\*]+?)\*(?!\*)

New

Lorem *ipsum dolor* sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Optio repellat ipsa quibusdam ab doloremque accusamus nobis *minima maiores** voluptas, incidunt rerum alias, aliquam ut minus consequatur odio voluptatibus voluptates exercitationem.

Substitution

<strong>$1</strong>

Lorem *ipsum dolor* sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Optio repellat ipsa quibusdam ab doloremque accusamus nobis *minima maiores** voluptas, incidunt rerum alias, aliquam ut minus consequatur odio voluptatibus voluptates exercitationem.