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Cross-Language Regex Builder

Type a sentence and choose what you want to match. You can select one or multiple words to build a regex that works in JavaScript, Python, and Go (RE2-compatible; no lookarounds or backreferences).

Click one or more words from your sentence to include them in the regex:

What do you want to match?

You can either select words above, type a phrase here, or combine both. Special regex characters in your text will be escaped automatically.

Generated Regex (JS / Python / Go)

Copy this pattern and apply language-specific flags (like i for case-insensitive) as needed.

— No regex yet. Choose options above.

Enter a word/phrase or select one or more words from the sentence.

Usage example

JavaScript example using RegExp:

const pattern = /your-regex/g;
const matches = text.match(pattern);

Note: This tool avoids advanced features like lookbehind or backreferences so the same regex works in JS, Python, and Go's RE2 engine.

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