regex101: Machine readable passport number (second line)

Group 1([a-zA-Z0-9/<]){9}

{9}repeats the group contents below exactly 9 times:

Character Class[a-zA-Z0-9/<]

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

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

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

/the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

<the literal < (60₁₀ / 74₈ / 3C₁₆)

Character Class[0-9]

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

Group 2([A-Za-z]){3}

{3}repeats the group contents below exactly 3 times:

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)

Group 3([0-9]){6}

{6}repeats the group contents below exactly 6 times:

Character Class[0-9]

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

Group 4([0-9])

Character Class[0-9]

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

Group 5([MmFf\<])

Character Class[MmFf\<]

Mthe literal M (77₁₀ / 115₈ / 4D₁₆) (case sensitive)

mthe literal m (109₁₀ / 155₈ / 6D₁₆) (case sensitive)

Fthe literal F (70₁₀ / 106₈ / 46₁₆) (case sensitive)

fthe literal f (102₁₀ / 146₈ / 66₁₆) (case sensitive)

\<the literal < (60₁₀ / 74₈ / 3C₁₆)

Group 6([0-9])

Character Class[0-9]

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

Group 7([0-9]){6}

{6}repeats the group contents below exactly 6 times:

Character Class[0-9]

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

Group 8([a-zA-Z0-9/<]){14}

{14}repeats the group contents below exactly 14 times:

Character Class[a-zA-Z0-9/<]

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

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

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

/the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

<the literal < (60₁₀ / 74₈ / 3C₁₆)

Group 9([0-9]){2}

{2}repeats the group contents below exactly 2 times:

Character Class[0-9]

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

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

Search reference

Regular Expression

([a-zA-Z0-9/<]){9}[0-9]([A-Za-z]){3}([0-9]){6}([0-9])([MmFf\<])([0-9])([0-9]){6}([a-zA-Z0-9/<]){14}([0-9]){2}

Test String
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#Fictional MRT
L898902C<3UTO6908061F9406236ZE184226B<<<<<14
#Sample USA
3400072370USA6707046F1608078910000193<113538
#Sample JPN
XS12345673JPN7902206F1101018<<<<<<<<<<<<<<00
#Sample UK
4580059179GBR7310216M1602135<<<<<<<<<<<<<<06

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