Phone Number Regex Pattern

Match international and domestic phone numbers using regex. Handles various formats with country codes, dashes, spaces, and parentheses.

The Pattern

/\+?\d{1,3}[-.\s]?\(?\d{1,4}\)?[-.\s]?\d{1,4}[-.\s]?\d{1,9}/g

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How It Works

Token	Meaning
`\+?`	Optional plus sign for country code
`\d{1,3}`	1 to 3 digits (country code)
`[-.\s]?`	Optional separator (dash, dot, or space)
`\(?\d{1,4}\)?`	Optional parentheses around 1-4 digit area code
`\d{1,4}`	1 to 4 digits (exchange)
`\d{1,9}`	1 to 9 digits (subscriber number)

Test Cases

✅+1-800-555-0199Match

✅+44 20 7946 0958Match

✅(555) 123-4567Match

✅555.123.4567Match

❌abc-defgNo match

❌12No match

Code Examples

javascript

const phoneRegex = /\+?\d{1,3}[-.\s]?\(?\d{1,4}\)?[-.\s]?\d{1,4}[-.\s]?\d{1,9}/g;
const text = "Call +1-800-555-0199 or (555) 123-4567";
const matches = text.match(phoneRegex);
console.log(matches); // ["+1-800-555-0199", "(555) 123-4567"]

python

import re
phone_regex = r'\+?\d{1,3}[-.\s]?\(?\d{1,4}\)?[-.\s]?\d{1,4}[-.\s]?\d{1,9}'
text = "Call +1-800-555-0199 or (555) 123-4567"
matches = re.findall(phone_regex, text)
print(matches)  # ['+1-800-555-0199', '(555) 123-4567']

Common Use Cases

Form validation - verify phone number format
Contact extraction - find phone numbers in documents
CRM systems - normalize phone number formats
SMS services - validate recipient numbers

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