Regular Expressions 101

Explanation

Pro

1st Alternative\b([Gg][Ii][Rr] 0[Aa]{2})

\ban ASCII word boundary

Group 1([Gg][Ii][Rr] 0[Aa]{2})

Character Class[Gg]

Gthe literal G (71₁₀ / 107₈ / 47₁₆) (case sensitive)

gthe literal g (103₁₀ / 147₈ / 67₁₆) (case sensitive)

Character Class[Ii]

Ithe literal I (73₁₀ / 111₈ / 49₁₆) (case sensitive)

ithe literal i (105₁₀ / 151₈ / 69₁₆) (case sensitive)

Character Class[Rr]

Rthe literal R (82₁₀ / 122₈ / 52₁₆) (case sensitive)

rthe literal r (114₁₀ / 162₈ / 72₁₆) (case sensitive)

0the literal text 0

Character Class[Aa]{2}

{2}matches exactly 2 characters from the set below:

Athe literal A (65₁₀ / 101₈ / 41₁₆) (case sensitive)

athe literal a (97₁₀ / 141₈ / 61₁₆) (case sensitive)

2nd Alternative((([A-Za-z][0-9]{1,2})|(([A-Za-z][A-Ha-hJ-Yj-y][0-9]{1,2})|(([A-Za-z][0-9][A-Za-z])|([A-Za-z][A-Ha-hJ-Yj-y][0-9][A-Za-z]?))))\s?[0-9][A-Za-z]{2})\b

Group 2((([A-Za-z][0-9]{1,2})|(([A-Za-z][A-Ha-hJ-Yj-y][0-9]{1,2})|(([A-Za-z][0-9][A-Za-z])|([A-Za-z][A-Ha-hJ-Yj-y][0-9][A-Za-z]?))))\s?[0-9][A-Za-z]{2})

Group 3(([A-Za-z][0-9]{1,2})|(([A-Za-z][A-Ha-hJ-Yj-y][0-9]{1,2})|(([A-Za-z][0-9][A-Za-z])|([A-Za-z][A-Ha-hJ-Yj-y][0-9][A-Za-z]?))))

1st Alternative([A-Za-z][0-9]{1,2})

Group 4([A-Za-z][0-9]{1,2})

Character Class[A-Za-z]

A-Zone character from A (65₁₀) to Z (90₁₀) (case sensitive)

a-zone character from a (97₁₀) to z (122₁₀) (case sensitive)

Character Class[0-9]{1,2}

{1,2}matches between 1 and 2 characters from the set below:

0-9one character from 0 (48₁₀) to 9 (57₁₀)

2nd Alternative(([A-Za-z][A-Ha-hJ-Yj-y][0-9]{1,2})|(([A-Za-z][0-9][A-Za-z])|([A-Za-z][A-Ha-hJ-Yj-y][0-9][A-Za-z]?)))

Group 5(([A-Za-z][A-Ha-hJ-Yj-y][0-9]{1,2})|(([A-Za-z][0-9][A-Za-z])|([A-Za-z][A-Ha-hJ-Yj-y][0-9][A-Za-z]?)))

1st Alternative([A-Za-z][A-Ha-hJ-Yj-y][0-9]{1,2})

Group 6([A-Za-z][A-Ha-hJ-Yj-y][0-9]{1,2})

Character Class[A-Za-z]

A-Zone character from A (65₁₀) to Z (90₁₀) (case sensitive)

a-zone character from a (97₁₀) to z (122₁₀) (case sensitive)

Character Class[A-Ha-hJ-Yj-y]

A-Hone character from A (65₁₀) to H (72₁₀) (case sensitive)

a-hone character from a (97₁₀) to h (104₁₀) (case sensitive)

J-Yone character from J (74₁₀) to Y (89₁₀) (case sensitive)

j-yone character from j (106₁₀) to y (121₁₀) (case sensitive)

Character Class[0-9]{1,2}

{1,2}matches between 1 and 2 characters from the set below:

0-9one character from 0 (48₁₀) to 9 (57₁₀)

2nd Alternative(([A-Za-z][0-9][A-Za-z])|([A-Za-z][A-Ha-hJ-Yj-y][0-9][A-Za-z]?))

Group 7(([A-Za-z][0-9][A-Za-z])|([A-Za-z][A-Ha-hJ-Yj-y][0-9][A-Za-z]?))

1st Alternative([A-Za-z][0-9][A-Za-z])

Group 8([A-Za-z][0-9][A-Za-z])

Character Class[A-Za-z]

A-Zone character from A (65₁₀) to Z (90₁₀) (case sensitive)

a-zone character from a (97₁₀) to z (122₁₀) (case sensitive)

Character Class[0-9]

Character Class[A-Za-z]

2nd Alternative([A-Za-z][A-Ha-hJ-Yj-y][0-9][A-Za-z]?)

\s?optionally matches any whitespace character

Character Class[0-9]

Character Class[A-Za-z]{2}

\ban ASCII word boundary

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

Match Information

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Quick Reference

25 tokens

Regular Expression

\b([Gg][Ii][Rr] 0[Aa]{2})|((([A-Za-z][0-9]{1,2})|(([A-Za-z][A-Ha-hJ-Yj-y][0-9]{1,2})|(([A-Za-z][0-9][A-Za-z])|([A-Za-z][A-Ha-hJ-Yj-y][0-9][A-Za-z]?))))\s?[0-9][A-Za-z]{2})\b

AB11AB c25d4f64-2336-4a5d-b94c-14dc12xxxa58 Destroy the blinds run around the house at 4 in the morning yet check cat door for ambush 10 times before coming in but lick yarn hanging out of own butt and being gorgeous with belly side up, chew foot. Loved it, hated it, loved it, hated it scratch my tummy actually i hate you now fight me so poop in the plant pot immediately regret falling into AB11AB c25d4f64-2336-4a5d-b94c-14dc12xxxa58 bathtub and being gorgeous with belly side up for sleep in the bathroom sink but roll over and sun my belly. Eat a plant, kill a hand. Soft kitty warm kitty little ball of furr cry louder at reflection yet hiding behind the couch until lured out by a feathery toy spit up on light gray carpet instead of adjacent linoleum. Fight an alligator and win ooh, are those your $250 dollar sandals? lemme use that as my litter box shred all toilet paper and spread around the house. Cough hairball, eat toilet paper throw down all the stuff in the kitchen crash against