Regular Expressions 101

Explanation

Pro

Group 1(:[^\s:]+(?:::skin-tone-[2-6])?:)

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

Negated Character Class[^\s:]+

+matches at least one character outside the set below:

\sany whitespace character

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

Non-Capturing Group(?:::skin-tone-[2-6])?

?repeats the group contents below at most once:

::skin-tone-the literal text ::skin-tone- (case sensitive)

Character Class[2-6]

2-6one character from 2 (50₁₀) to 6 (54₁₀)

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

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

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26 tokens

(:[^\s:]+(?:::skin-tone-[2-6])?:)

New

:+1::skin-tone-6::man-pouting:Hello world:skin-tone-6:lalalalla:person_with_pouting_face: :poop::skin-tone-11: mamamia :smile: :skin-tone-6:

:+1::skin-tone-6::man-pouting:Hello world:skin-tone-6:lalalalla:person_with_pouting_face: :poop::skin-tone-11: mamamia :smile: :skin-tone-6: