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Matches typical email addresses, including subdomains and plus aliases, while avoiding most invalid strings.
\b[A-Za-z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Za-z0-9.-]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,}\bExample Matches
Captures full HTTP or HTTPS URLs with optional subdomains, ports, paths, and query parameters.
https?:\/\/(?:www\.)?[-a-zA-Z0-9@:%._\+~#=]{1,256}\.[a-zA-Z0-9()]{1,6}\b([-a-zA-Z0-9()@:%_\+.~#?&//=]*)Example Matches
Targets canonical GitHub repository URLs for organisations or users, allowing dots and dashes in names.
^https?:\/\/(?:www\.)?github\.com\/[A-Za-z0-9_.-]+\/[A-Za-z0-9_.-]+\/?$Example Matches
Matches U.S. and Canadian phone numbers with optional country code, separators, or parentheses.
\b(?:\+1[-.\s]?)?(?:\(\d{3}\)|\d{3})[-.\s]?\d{3}[-.\s]?\d{4}\bExample Matches
Matches IPv4 addresses while constraining each octet to the 0–255 range.
\b(?:(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d\d?)\.){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d\d?)\bExample Matches
Finds UUID strings (version 1-5) typically used for database keys and API identifiers.
\b[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-5][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}\bExample Matches
Ensures lowercase URL slugs that use hyphens between words without trailing separators.
^[a-z0-9]+(?:-[a-z0-9]+)*$Example Matches
Captures ISO-formatted calendar dates, ideal for datasets and API payloads.
\b\d{4}-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])\bExample Matches
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Matches typical email addresses, including subdomains and plus aliases, while avoiding most invalid strings. Ideal for Form and newsletter opt-in validation, Email list hygiene for marketing imports, Filtering contact information from documents.
\b[A-Za-z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Za-z0-9.-]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,}\bCaptures full HTTP or HTTPS URLs with optional subdomains, ports, paths, and query parameters. Ideal for Scraping or validating web links in content, Auto-linking URLs in CMS or chat applications, SEO audits that need to locate unsecured http links.
https?:\/\/(?:www\.)?[-a-zA-Z0-9@:%._\+~#=]{1,256}\.[a-zA-Z0-9()]{1,6}\b([-a-zA-Z0-9()@:%_\+.~#?&//=]*)Targets canonical GitHub repository URLs for organisations or users, allowing dots and dashes in names. Ideal for Populate curated GitHub lists, Validate user-submitted repository fields, Extract repos from documentation or blog posts.
^https?:\/\/(?:www\.)?github\.com\/[A-Za-z0-9_.-]+\/[A-Za-z0-9_.-]+\/?$
Matches U.S. and Canadian phone numbers with optional country code, separators, or parentheses. Ideal for Form validation for contact or checkout flows, Normalizing call lists for outbound teams, Detecting phone numbers in support transcripts.
\b(?:\+1[-.\s]?)?(?:\(\d{3}\)|\d{3})[-.\s]?\d{3}[-.\s]?\d{4}\bMatches IPv4 addresses while constraining each octet to the 0–255 range. Ideal for Log parsing and analytics, Firewall configuration checks, Data masking for exported reports.
\b(?:(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d\d?)\.){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d\d?)\bFinds UUID strings (version 1-5) typically used for database keys and API identifiers. Ideal for Database audits and migrations, API payload validation, Debugging distributed tracing logs.
\b[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-5][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}\bEnsures lowercase URL slugs that use hyphens between words without trailing separators. Ideal for Content management systems, E-commerce product URL validation, SEO tooling and audits.
^[a-z0-9]+(?:-[a-z0-9]+)*$
Captures ISO-formatted calendar dates, ideal for datasets and API payloads. Ideal for Event scheduling data, API request validation, Spreadsheet cleanup.
\b\d{4}-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])\b