Regular Expression Cheatsheet
HTML Input Attributes Quantifiers
Syntax Description
Attribute Description
{n} Exactly n occurrences
id Unique identifier
{n,m} Between n and m
name Form field name
{n,} At least n
class CSS class
value Default value
size Input width Common Examples
placeholder Hint text
readonly Read-only field Pattern Matches
disabled Disabled field
autofocus Auto-focus on load .at cat, bat, rat, 2at
minlength Minimum length \+91 +91
maxlength Maximum length gmail\.com gmail.com
required Required field red|green|blue red, green, blue
list Datalist reference \d\d? 1, 4, 33, 23
pattern Regex validation \d\D\d 4A5, 3$4
\d{4} 4-digit number
\d{2,4} 2-4 digit number
\w{4,10} 4-10 word chars
Basic Meta Characters
Practical Patterns
Char Description
Indian Mobile Number:
? Zero or one occurrence pattern="\+91\d{10}"
* Zero or more occurrences pattern="\+91[0-9]{10}"
+ One or more occurrences US Mobile Format:
. Any single character +(1)(000) 000-0000
\ Escape meta character pattern="\+\(1\)\(\d{3}\)\s\d{3}-\d{4}"
| Logical OR Email Pattern:
() Grouping/priority [a-z,A-Z,0-9]+@[a-z,A-Z,0-9]+\.[a-z,A-Z]{2,4}
[] Character set Strong Password:
[^] Negated character set [^\s]{8,} (8+ chars, no spaces)
^ Start of string URL Pattern:
$ End of string https?://[a-z,A-Z,0-9.-]+\.[a-z]{2,4}
Quick Reference
Character Classes • Use \ to escape special characters
• [^] negates character sets
Class Description
\d Digits [0-9] • | acts as logical OR
\D Non-digits • () groups expressions
\w Word chars [A-Z,a-z,0-9, ]
\W Non-word chars • ^ anchors to start, $ to end
\s Whitespace
• ? makes preceding optional
\i Case insensitive
• * allows zero or more
• + requires one or more
Character Sets
Tips
Pattern Matches
• Test patterns with sample data
[a,d,s] Only specified chars
[a-z] Lowercase letters • Use online regex testers
[A-Z] Uppercase letters • Start simple, add complexity
[0-9] Single digit
[a-z,A-Z] All letters • Escape dots in domains: gmail\.com
[a-z,A-Z,0-9]Alphanumeric
• Use anchors (^$) for exact matches
[^a,d,s] Excludes specified
[^A-Z,0-9] Excludes range • Remember is included in \w
