Regex Tokens
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Regex Tokens, with token, meaning, example, and category.
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| ID | Token | Meaning | Example | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | . | Matches any character except line terminators | a.c | Character class |
| 2 | \d | Matches any digit from 0 to 9 | \d\d | Character class |
| 3 | \D | Matches any character that is not a digit | \D+ | Character class |
| 4 | \w | Matches any letter, digit, or underscore | \w+ | Character class |
| 5 | \W | Matches any character that is not a word character | \W | Character class |
| 6 | \s | Matches any whitespace character | \s+ | Character class |
| 7 | \S | Matches any character that is not whitespace | \S+ | Character class |
| 8 | [abc] | Matches any one of the characters a, b, or c | [abc] | Character class |
| 9 | [^abc] | Matches any character that is not a, b, or c | [^abc] | Character class |
| 10 | [a-z] | Matches any character in the range a to z | [a-z] | Character class |
| 11 | [A-Z] | Matches any uppercase letter from A to Z | [A-Z] | Character class |
| 12 | [0-9] | Matches any digit in the range 0 to 9 | [0-9] | Character class |
| 13 | ^ | Matches the start of the input or line | ^abc | Anchor |
| 14 | $ | Matches the end of the input or line | abc$ | Anchor |
| 15 | \b | Matches a word boundary position | \bword\b | Anchor |
| 16 | \B | Matches a position that is not a word boundary | \Bword | Anchor |
| 17 | * | Matches the preceding item zero or more times | a* | Quantifier |
| 18 | + | Matches the preceding item one or more times | a+ | Quantifier |
| 19 | ? | Matches the preceding item zero or one time | a? | Quantifier |
| 20 | {n} | Matches the preceding item exactly n times | a{3} | Quantifier |
| 21 | {n,} | Matches the preceding item at least n times | a{2,} | Quantifier |
| 22 | {n,m} | Matches the preceding item from n to m times | a{2,4} | Quantifier |
| 23 | *? | Matches zero or more times, as few as possible | a*? | Quantifier |
| 24 | +? | Matches one or more times, as few as possible | a+? | Quantifier |
| 25 | ?? | Matches zero or one time, as few as possible | a?? | Quantifier |
Notes
- Last updated on July 19, 2026.
- Regex Tokens data courtesy of MDN Web Docs: Regular expressions cheatsheet . Used with permission.