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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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const regex = /(?:\s*([<>])\s*|(\s)\s*)/img; // Alternative syntax using RegExp constructor // const regex = new RegExp('(?:\\s*([<>])\\s*|(\\s)\\s*)', 'img') const str = `<ul class="list-group sidebar-nav-v1 margin-bottom-40" id="menuHomeUserPrivate"> <li class="list-group-item active"> <a id="to_ProfileOverall" class="privateMenuLinkJS"><i class="fa fa-bar-chart-o"></i> Overall</a> </li> <li class="list-group-item list-toggle"> <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#menuHomeUserPrivate" href="#collapse-MoneyManage" ><i class="fa fa-money"></i> Invoice</a> <ul id="collapse-MoneyManage" class="collapse"> <li><a id="to_MoneyManagerFaturamentoInsert" class="privateMenuLinkJS"><i class="fa fa-level-down"></i> Big Invoice </a></li> <li><a id="to_MoneyManagerFaturamentoGerir" class="privateMenuLinkJS"><i class="fa fa-cogs"></i> Big big big Invoice 2 </a></li> </ul> </li> </ul>`; const subst = `\1\2`; // The substituted value will be contained in the result variable const result = str.replace(regex, subst); console.log('Substitution result: ', result);

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