Duration (HH:MM:SS) Regex Pattern

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Pattern Breakdown

Code Examples

const regex = /^\d+:[0-5]\d:[0-5]\d$/;
const test = "01:30:45";
console.log(regex.test(test)); // true

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

import re

pattern = r'^\d+:[0-5]\d:[0-5]\d$'
test = "01:30:45"
match = re.search(pattern, test)
print(match)  # Found!

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "regexp"
)

func main() {
    re := regexp.MustCompile(`^\d+:[0-5]\d:[0-5]\d$`)
    fmt.Println(re.MatchString("01:30:45")) // true
}

Common Use Cases

Match Examples

About the Duration (HH:MM:SS) Regex

Validates time duration format with hours (any count), minutes (00-59), and seconds (00-59).

Regular expressions (regex) are powerful pattern matching tools used across virtually all programming languages. The duration (hh:mm:ss) pattern is classified as beginner 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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