Regex Tester & Pattern Debugger
Test a regular expression against your own sample text with live match highlighting, capture groups and flags: plus a plain-language breakdown of what every part of the pattern actually does.
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A recording of the product itself. At the top, the question someone types in: roll a promotion that grew revenue 12% out across all European stores. Below it, explai's answer: it checks that claim against the real sales data, shows every reasoning step, and comes back with a chart and a clear recommendation against the rollout. Under 10 seconds, starts by itself, nothing to click.
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Questions people ask about this tool
How do I test a regular expression online?
Enter your pattern and a block of sample text. Matches are highlighted as you type, with capture groups listed per match, so you can see immediately whether the pattern is too greedy or too narrow.
What does this regex do?
The explainer walks the pattern token by token (character classes, quantifiers, groups, anchors, lookarounds) and describes each one in plain language, so you can read an inherited pattern instead of reverse-engineering it.
Which regex flavour does the tester use?
JavaScript (ECMAScript) regular expressions, the same engine your browser uses. Most patterns port cleanly to Python, Java or PCRE, but named groups, lookbehind and Unicode property escapes differ between flavours.
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