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Regex Tester Examples

Review practical Regex Tester examples so you can understand expected input, output, and common patterns faster.

Why examples matter for Regex Tester

Use this regex tester to try a pattern against sample text and see whether it matches. It is useful for developers, QA work, validation rules, parsing, scraping patterns, text extraction, and debugging regex behavior before you add the expression to real code.

Example pages are especially useful for developer tools because they show what good input looks like, what kind of output to expect, and how the tool behaves in common scenarios.

Regex Tester examples

Regex Tester example 1

Input

\d+
 g

Order 123 and order 456

Output

123, 456

Useful for checking whether a pattern finds all number sequences.

Regex Tester example 2

Input

^[A-Z]+$
 i

Hello

Output

Match found

Shows how flags can change whether a pattern matches.

How to use these examples

  1. Enter the regex pattern on the first line.
  2. Add flags on the second line if needed.
  3. Leave a blank line and paste the sample text below.
  4. Run the tool to see matches or any error message.

Common mistakes in sample input

The pattern is correct but the flags are missing.

Fix: Add flags like g or i when the use case depends on them.

Backslashes are pasted or escaped incorrectly.

Fix: Review escaping carefully and test with a small minimal pattern first.

No matches are found because the sample text is not what the pattern expects.

Fix: Start with a simple test case, confirm the match, then expand to the full input.

Next steps

After reviewing these examples, run the live tool with your own input. If your task involves a follow-up step, the related page can help you move to the next tool in the workflow.

Run the main tool

Open the main Regex Tester page and test your own real input.

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