Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Regex Pattern

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Pattern Breakdown

Code Examples

const regex = /^(0[1-9]|1[0-2])\/(0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])\/\d{4}$/;
const test = "03/07/2026";
console.log(regex.test(test)); // true

// Extract matches
const matches = test.match(regex);
console.log(matches);

import re

pattern = r'^(0[1-9]|1[0-2])\/(0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])\/\d{4}$'
test = "03/07/2026"
match = re.search(pattern, test)
print(match)  # Found!

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "regexp"
)

func main() {
    re := regexp.MustCompile(`^(0[1-9]|1[0-2])\/(0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])\/\d{4}$`)
    fmt.Println(re.MatchString("03/07/2026")) // true
}

Common Use Cases

Match Examples

About the Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Regex

Validates dates in US format (MM/DD/YYYY). Ensures month is 01-12 and day is 01-31.

Regular expressions (regex) are powerful pattern matching tools used across virtually all programming languages. The date (mm/dd/yyyy) pattern is classified as intermediate difficulty in the date & time category. It works in all major programming languages.

When using this regex, always consider edge cases and test thoroughly with real-world data. Use the interactive tester above to validate the pattern against your specific inputs before deploying to production.

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