URL regex pattern
Copy and test a JavaScript regex for common URLs and links, with examples, limitations, and a one-click link to the regex tester.
URL regex pattern
Validate whole value
Use anchors to check whether the complete value matches.
Regex: ^(?:https?:\/\/|www\.)[^\s<>"']+$
Flags: i
Search in text
Find matching fragments inside a larger block of text.
Regex: \b(?:https?:\/\/|www\.)[^\s<>"']*[A-Za-z0-9/#]
Flags: gi
Examples that match
https://a11.tools/docswww.example.org/help
Examples that do not match
ftp://example.comexample
Limitations
This pattern is intentionally practical and may still include trailing punctuation in edge cases.
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