Regex Cheat Sheet
Interactive regular expression reference with live pattern testing and copy-on-click examples.
RegexCheatSheet.liveTester
Anchors
| RegexCheatSheet.pattern | RegexCheatSheet.description | |
|---|---|---|
| ^ | Start of string / line | |
| $ | End of string / line | |
| \b | Word boundary | |
| \B | Non-word boundary | |
| \A | Start of string only | |
| \Z | End of string only |
Quantifiers
| RegexCheatSheet.pattern | RegexCheatSheet.description | |
|---|---|---|
| * | 0 or more times | |
| + | 1 or more times | |
| ? | 0 or 1 time (optional) | |
| {n} | Exactly n times | |
| {n,} | n or more times | |
| {n,m} | Between n and m times | |
| *? | Lazy 0 or more | |
| +? | Lazy 1 or more |
Character Classes
| RegexCheatSheet.pattern | RegexCheatSheet.description | |
|---|---|---|
| . | Any character except newline | |
| \d | Digit [0-9] | |
| \D | Non-digit | |
| \w | Word char [a-zA-Z0-9_] | |
| \W | Non-word character | |
| \s | Whitespace | |
| \S | Non-whitespace | |
| [abc] | Character set — a, b, or c | |
| [^abc] | Negated set — not a, b, or c | |
| [a-z] | Character range |
Groups & Alternation
| RegexCheatSheet.pattern | RegexCheatSheet.description | |
|---|---|---|
| (abc) | Capturing group | |
| (?:abc) | Non-capturing group | |
| (?<name>abc) | Named capturing group | |
| (?=abc) | Positive lookahead | |
| (?!abc) | Negative lookahead | |
| (?<=abc) | Positive lookbehind | |
| (?<!abc) | Negative lookbehind | |
| a|b | Alternation — a or b |
Flags
| RegexCheatSheet.pattern | RegexCheatSheet.description | |
|---|---|---|
| g | Global — find all matches | |
| i | Case-insensitive | |
| m | Multiline — ^ and $ match line boundaries | |
| s | Dotall — . matches newline too | |
| u | Unicode mode | |
| y | Sticky — match at exact position |
Common Patterns
| RegexCheatSheet.pattern | RegexCheatSheet.description | |
|---|---|---|
| ^[\w.-]+@[\w.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}$ | Email address | |
| https?:\/\/[\w\-._~:/?#[\]@!$&'()*+,;=%]+ | URL (http/https) | |
| ^\+?[1-9]\d{1,14}$ | Phone number (E.164) | |
| ^\d{4}-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])$ | Date (YYYY-MM-DD) | |
| ^(?:(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d\d?)\.){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d\d?)$ | IPv4 address | |
| ^[a-fA-F0-9]{8}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{12}$ | UUID v4 | |
| ^#(?:[0-9a-fA-F]{3}){1,2}$ | Hex color code | |
| ^(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*\d)[a-zA-Z\d]{8,}$ | Strong password (min 8 chars, upper+lower+digit) |
RegexCheatSheet.clickHint
Questions Fréquentes
Implémentation du Code
import re
# Common regex patterns
email_pattern = r'^[w.-]+@[w.-]+.[a-zA-Z]{2,}$'
url_pattern = r'https?://[w-._~:/?#[]@!$&'()*+,;=%]+'
ipv4_pattern = r'^(?:(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4]d|[01]?dd?).){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4]d|[01]?dd?)$'
# Test email
email = "user@example.com"
if re.match(email_pattern, email):
print(f"{email} is valid")
# Find all matches
text = "Contact us at info@example.com or support@test.org"
emails = re.findall(r'[w.-]+@[w.-]+.[a-zA-Z]{2,}', text)
print("Found emails:", emails)
# Named groups
date_text = "Today is 2024-03-15"
match = re.search(r'(?P<year>d{4})-(?P<month>d{2})-(?P<day>d{2})', date_text)
if match:
print(f"Year: {match.group('year')}, Month: {match.group('month')}")
# Substitution
result = re.sub(r's+', ' ', "hello world foo").strip()
print(result) # "hello world foo"Comments & Feedback
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