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Regex for email address validation in JavaScript

Q: What is the regex for email address validation in JavaScript?

[A-Za-z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Za-z0-9.-]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,} — Validating email addresses is the canonical regex task. This pattern matches a local part, an @, and a dotted domain — pragmatic, not RFC-perfect. Test it live below.

Validating email addresses is the canonical regex task. This pattern matches a local part, an @, and a dotted domain — pragmatic, not RFC-perfect. Test it live below.

Working example

/[A-Za-z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Za-z0-9.-]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,}/

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/[A-Za-z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Za-z0-9.-]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,}/valid ✓

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