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Regex Tester & Debugger

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Test, debug, and replace regular expressions in real-time with match highlighting and capture group details.

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Presets:
//gi
Flags:
3 Matches Found
116 chars
3 matches
Hello Developer! Reach out at support@techtube.dev#1 or john.doe@company.org#2. For billing, email billing-dept@corp.io#3.

Detailed Match Inspector (3)

#IndexLengthFull MatchCaptured Groups
#13020support@techtube.dev
Group $1:support
Group $2:techtube
Group $3:dev
#25420john.doe@company.org
Group $1:john.doe
Group $2:company
Group $3:org
#39520billing-dept@corp.io
Group $1:billing-dept
Group $2:corp
Group $3:io

Client-Side Privacy Guarantee

100% Private & Client-Side: Your regular expressions and test strings are evaluated locally inside your browser memory. No data is stored or transmitted.

What is this?

An interactive client-side Regular Expression (RegEx) tester and debugger. It provides real-time pattern matching against test strings, detailed capture group breakdowns, substitution preview, flag toggles (g, i, m, s, u, y), syntax error diagnostics, and ready-to-use regex presets.

Key Features & Concepts

  • Real-Time Match Highlighting: Visual highlighting of matched ranges and capture groups
  • Flag Controls: Easily toggle Global (g), Case-Insensitive (i), Multiline (m), DotAll (s), Unicode (u), and Sticky (y)
  • Group Inspector: Detailed breakdown of match indices, full match strings, numbered capture groups ($1, $2), and named groups
  • RegEx Replacement Engine: Test string substitutions with live result preview
  • Curated Presets: Email, URL, IPv4, Phone Number, Date, Hex Color, and HTML Tag regex templates
  • Cheatsheet Reference: Quick syntax lookup for character classes, anchors, quantifiers, and lookarounds
  • 100% Client-Side Processing: Zero server calls or external dependencies

How to Use

  1. Type or paste your regular expression pattern into the RegEx input field.
  2. Toggle active flags (g, i, m, s, u, y) using the flag check buttons.
  3. Enter your sample text into the Test String input panel.
  4. Inspect highlighted matches and review detailed capture groups in the Match Results table.
  5. Switch to "Substitution Mode" to test regex text replacement using pattern variables like $1 or $2.
  6. Click any preset button to instantly load common regex patterns.

Common Use Cases

  • Software Developers testing input validation rules and string manipulation scripts
  • DevOps Engineers crafting log processing and text extraction patterns
  • Data Analysts cleaning raw text strings and parsing structured formats

Practical Examples

  • Validating email addresses: ^[a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}$
  • Extracting query string parameters or path segments
  • Testing log file parsing patterns for IP addresses and timestamps

Limitations & Technical Notes

  • Uses standard ECMAScript (JavaScript) Regular Expression engine specifications.
  • Advanced features like POSIX character classes or lookbehind in older engines depend on browser support.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do the regex flags mean?

g = Global (find all matches), i = Case-Insensitive (ignore uppercase/lowercase), m = Multiline (^ and $ match line boundaries), s = DotAll (. matches newlines), u = Unicode support, y = Sticky matching.

How do capture groups work in replacement mode?

You can reference captured groups in your replacement string using $1 for the first set of parentheses, $2 for the second, and $& for the entire match.

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