Regular Expressions 101

Explanation

Pro

^start of line

Group 1($(\d{3})$|(\d{3}))

1st Alternative$(\d{3})$

\(the literal ( (40₁₀ / 50₈ / 28₁₆)

Group 2(\d{3})

\d{3}a digit, repeated exactly 3 times

\)the literal ) (41₁₀ / 51₈ / 29₁₆)

2nd Alternative(\d{3})

Group 3(\d{3})

\d{3}a digit, repeated exactly 3 times

Character Class[\s\-\.]?

?matches at most one character from the set below:

\sany whitespace character

\-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

\.the literal . (46₁₀ / 56₈ / 2E₁₆)

\d{3}a digit, repeated exactly 3 times

Character Class[\s\-\.]?

?matches at most one character from the set below:

\sany whitespace character

\-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

\.the literal . (46₁₀ / 56₈ / 2E₁₆)

\d{4}a digit, repeated exactly 4 times

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

^(\((\d{3})\)|(\d{3}))[\s\-\.]?\d{3}[\s\-\.]?\d{4}

New

678 9o2 65o1
33 43 269413
(716)5 262238
(334)7 21-0630
256-462-6615
256 462 6615
72 47 36 7976
(681)2 433259
256-462-6615
7✴two✴0✴six✴four✴nine✴2✴zero✴7✴eight
(302)4 872364

678 NO TROUBLE NO GAMES 964 RLEAXIN SPACE JUST TO GET AWAY Wettness your taste buds needs 0656

2❤#TWO 0❤ZERO5 ❤FIVE 5❤FIVE 2❤TWO 6❤SIX 8❤EIGHTY 7❤SEVEN 1❤ONE SIX 6

720/838/8032