Regex + — One or More (Greedy)

+ matches the preceding element one or more times, greedily. For example a+ matches "a", "aaa" but not "". Add ? for lazy matching (+?).

Key facts

Frequently asked questions

What does + mean in regex?

One or more repetitions of the preceding element, greedy by default.

+ vs *?

+ requires at least one match; * allows zero.

Related pages

• HTTP 200 OK
• HTTP 301 Moved Permanently
• HTTP 401 Unauthorized
• HTTP 403 Forbidden
• HTTP 404 Not Found
• HTTP 429 Too Many Requests
• HTTP 500 Internal Server Error
• HTTP 502 Bad Gateway

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