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Common Regex Expressions for Barcode Filtering

This comprehensive guide provides robust regular expressions for filtering barcodes based on common data patterns. These expressions are optimized to minimize false positives and false negatives.

🔧 How to Combine Multiple Patterns

Understanding Pattern Combination

When you need to match multiple formats with a single regex pattern, you can combine them using the OR operator (|). This allows you to create one pattern that matches any of several different formats.

Basic Syntax

Format: ^(pattern1|pattern2|pattern3)$

Explanation:

  • ^ - Start of string
  • ( - Begin group
  • pattern1|pattern2|pattern3 - Match pattern1 OR pattern2 OR pattern3
  • ) - End group
  • $ - End of string

Practical Example: Web Protocols

Let's combine HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP patterns from this document:

Individual Patterns:

  • HTTP: ^http://[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?(\.[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?)*(\:[0-9]{1,5})?(\/[^\s]*)?$
  • HTTPS: ^https://[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?(\.[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?)*(\:[0-9]{1,5})?(\/[^\s]*)?$
  • FTP: ^ftp://[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+(\:[0-9]{1,5})?(/[^\s]*)?$

Combined Pattern:

^(http://[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?(\.[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?)*(\:[0-9]{1,5})?(\/[^\s]*)?|https://[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?(\.[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?)*(\:[0-9]{1,5})?(\/[^\s]*)?|ftp://[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+(\:[0-9]{1,5})?(/[^\s]*)?)$

Simplified Alternative:

For web protocols, you can use this more efficient pattern:

^(https?|ftp)://[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+(\:[0-9]{1,5})?(/[^\s]*)?$

Explanation:

  • https? - Matches "http" or "https" (the ? makes the 's' optional)
  • |ftp - OR matches "ftp"

More Examples

Phone Numbers (International + Local):

^(\+33[67][0-9]{8}|0[67][0-9]{8})$

Matches: +33650203370 OR 0650203370

Product Codes (Multiple Formats):

^([0-9]{12}|[0-9]{13}|[0-9]{8})$

Matches: UPC-A (12 digits) OR EAN-13 (13 digits) OR EAN-8 (8 digits)

Email + Phone:

^([a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}|\+?[0-9\s\-\(\)\.]{10,15})$

Matches: Email addresses OR phone numbers

Quick Tips

  1. Keep it Simple: Start with 2-3 patterns, then expand as needed
  2. Test Your Patterns: Use online regex testers before implementing
  3. Order Matters: Put more specific patterns before general ones
  4. Use Parentheses: Always wrap your OR groups in parentheses
  5. Common Prefixes: Look for shared parts to simplify (like https? for HTTP/HTTPS)

Pattern Testing

Test your combined patterns with these examples:

  • ✅ http://example.com - Should match
  • ✅ https://secure.example.com:443/path - Should match
  • ✅ ftp://files.example.com/download - Should match
  • ❌ invalid://bad.url - Should NOT match

📋 Table of Contents

🌐 Digital & Web Identifiers

📱 Device & Technology

🆔 Government & Legal Identifiers

📚 Publishing & Media Standards

🛒 Retail & Product Identification

🏭 Manufacturing & Industry

🎯 Usage Guidelines

🌐 Digital & Web Identifiers

Web URLs

URL Type Regular Expression Description
HTTP URLs ^http://[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?(\.[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?)*(\:[0-9]{1,5})?(\/[^\s]*)?$ Complete HTTP URLs with optional ports and paths
HTTPS URLs ^https://[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?(\.[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?)*(\:[0-9]{1,5})?(\/[^\s]*)?$ Complete HTTPS URLs with optional ports and paths
Any Web URL ^https?://[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?(\.[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?)*(\:[0-9]{1,5})?(\/[^\s]*)?$ Both HTTP and HTTPS URLs

Examples:

  • https://example.com
  • https://api.company.com:8080/api/v1/data?param=value
  • http://192.168.1.100:3500/endpoint

IP Addresses

IP Type Regular Expression Description
IPv4 ^((25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.){3}(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)$ Standard IPv4 addresses (0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255)
IPv4 with Port ^((25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.){3}(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?):[0-9]{1,5}$ IPv4 addresses with port numbers
IPv4 Private ^(10\.([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9][0-9]|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])\.([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9][0-9]|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])\.([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9][0-9]|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])|172\.(1[6-9]|2[0-9]|3[01])\.([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9][0-9]|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])\.([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9][0-9]|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])|192\.168\.([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9][0-9]|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])\.([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9][0-9]|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5]))$ Private IPv4 ranges (10.x.x.x, 172.16-31.x.x, 192.168.x.x)
IPv6 ^([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){7}[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}$ Full IPv6 addresses (no compression)
IPv6 Compressed ^(([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,7}:|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,6}:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,5}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,2}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,4}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,3}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,3}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,4}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,2}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,5}|[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:((:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,6})|:((:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,7}|:))$ IPv6 addresses with zero compression (::)
IPv6 Full Pattern ^(([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){7}[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}|(([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,7}:|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,6}:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,5}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,2}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,4}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,3}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,3}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,4}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,2}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,5}|[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:((:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,6})|:((:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,7}|:)))$ Complete IPv6 pattern (full and compressed)

Examples:

  • IPv4: 192.168.1.100, 10.0.0.1, 203.0.113.195
  • IPv4 with Port: 192.168.1.100:8080, 10.0.0.1:443
  • IPv6: 2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334
  • IPv6 Compressed: 2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334, ::1

MAC Addresses

MAC Type Regular Expression Description Example
Standard MAC (Colon) ^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}:){5}[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}$ Standard MAC address with colon separators 00:1B:44:11:3A:B7
Standard MAC (Hyphen) ^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}-){5}[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}$ Standard MAC address with hyphen separators 00-1B-44-11-3A-B7
Cisco Format (Dot) ^([0-9A-Fa-f]{4}\.){2}[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}$ Cisco format with dot separators every 4 digits 001B.4411.3AB7
No Separators ^[0-9A-Fa-f]{12}$ MAC address without any separators 001B44113AB7
Any MAC Format ^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}[:-]){5}[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}$|^([0-9A-Fa-f]{4}\.){2}[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}$|^[0-9A-Fa-f]{12}$ Matches any common MAC address format 00:1B:44:11:3A:B7

Protocol-Specific URIs

Protocol Regular Expression Description Example
Email (mailto) ^mailto:[a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}(\?[a-zA-Z0-9=&%+-]*)?$ Email addresses with mailto protocol mailto:user@example.com
FTP ^ftp://[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+(\:[0-9]{1,5})?(/[^\s]*)?$ File Transfer Protocol URLs ftp://files.example.com/path
SFTP ^sftp://[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+(\:[0-9]{1,5})?(/[^\s]*)?$ Secure File Transfer Protocol URLs sftp://secure.example.com/file
SSH ^ssh://[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+(\:[0-9]{1,5})?$ Secure Shell protocol ssh://server.example.com:22
Telnet ^telnet://[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+(\:[0-9]{1,5})?$ Telnet protocol telnet://host.example.com:23
LDAP ^ldaps?://[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+(\:[0-9]{1,5})?(/[^\s]*)?$ LDAP directory protocol ldap://directory.example.com
File Protocol ^file:///[^\s]*$ Local file system access file:///C:/Users/file.txt
SMB/CIFS ^smb://[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+(/[^\s]*)?$ Windows file sharing protocol smb://server/share/file
NFS ^nfs://[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+(/[^\s]*)?$ Network File System protocol nfs://server/export/path
RDP ^rdp://[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+(\:[0-9]{1,5})?$ Remote Desktop Protocol rdp://remote.example.com:3389
VNC ^vnc://[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+(\:[0-9]{1,5})?$ Virtual Network Computing vnc://remote.example.com:5900
SIP ^sips?:[a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}(\:[0-9]{1,5})?$ Session Initiation Protocol sip:user@voip.example.com
IRC ^ircs?://[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+(\:[0-9]{1,5})?(/[^\s]*)?$ Internet Relay Chat irc://irc.example.com:6667
RTSP ^rtsp://[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+(\:[0-9]{1,5})?(/[^\s]*)?$ Real Time Streaming Protocol rtsp://stream.example.com/video
RTMP ^rtmps?://[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+(\:[0-9]{1,5})?(/[^\s]*)?$ Real Time Messaging Protocol rtmp://live.example.com/stream

Android System Schemes

Scheme Regular Expression Description Example
Intent ^intent://[^\s]*#Intent;[^\s]*end$ Android intent URLs intent://scan/#Intent;scheme=zxing;end
Android App ^android-app://[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+(/[^\s]*)?$ Android app deep links android-app://com.example.app
Market ^market://[^\s]*$ Google Play Store links market://details?id=com.app
Content ^content://[a-zA-Z0-9._/-]+$ Android content provider content://media/external/images
File ^file:///android_asset/[^\s]*$ Android asset files file:///android_asset/file.html
Tel ^tel:\+?[0-9\s\-\(\)\.]+$ Phone number dialing tel:+1234567890
SMS ^sms:\+?[0-9\s\-\(\)\.]+(\?[^\s]*)?$ SMS messaging sms:+1234567890?body=Hello
Geo ^geo:[0-9\-\.]+,[0-9\-\.]+(\?[^\s]*)?$ Geographic coordinates geo:37.7749,-122.4194
Maps ^maps:\?[^\s]*$ Maps application maps:?q=San+Francisco,CA

Popular App Schemes

App Regular Expression Description Example
Facebook ^fb://[^\s]*$ Facebook app deep links fb://profile/123456789
Instagram ^instagram://[^\s]*$ Instagram app links instagram://user?username=example
Twitter/X ^twitter://[^\s]*$ Twitter app deep links twitter://user?screen_name=example
WhatsApp ^whatsapp://[^\s]*$ WhatsApp messaging whatsapp://send?phone=1234567890
YouTube ^(youtube://|vnd\.youtube://)[^\s]*$ YouTube app links youtube://watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
TikTok ^(tiktok://|snssdk1233://)[^\s]*$ TikTok app deep links tiktok://user/@username
Snapchat ^snapchat://[^\s]*$ Snapchat app links snapchat://add/username
LinkedIn ^linkedin://[^\s]*$ LinkedIn app deep links linkedin://profile/12345
Telegram ^(tg://|telegram://)[^\s]*$ Telegram messaging tg://resolve?domain=username
Discord ^discord://[^\s]*$ Discord app links discord://channels/server/channel
Slack ^slack://[^\s]*$ Slack workspace links slack://channel?team=T123&id=C456
Zoom ^(zoom://|zoomus://)[^\s]*$ Zoom meeting links zoom://zoom.us/join?confno=123
Skype ^skype:[^\s]*$ Skype calling/messaging skype:username?call
Signal ^sgnl://[^\s]*$ Signal messenger sgnl://linkdevice?uuid=123
Viber ^viber://[^\s]*$ Viber messaging viber://chat?number=1234567890
WeChat ^weixin://[^\s]*$ WeChat messaging weixin://dl/chat?username
Line ^line://[^\s]*$ Line messaging app line://ti/p/~username
Spotify ^spotify:[^\s]*$ Spotify music streaming spotify:track:4iV5W9uYEdYUVa79Axb7Rh
Apple Music ^music://[^\s]*$ Apple Music app music://album/123456789
Netflix ^nflx://[^\s]*$ Netflix streaming nflx://www.netflix.com/title/123
Uber ^uber://[^\s]*$ Uber ride sharing uber://?action=setPickup&pickup=my_location
Lyft ^lyft://[^\s]*$ Lyft ride sharing lyft://ridetype?id=lyft
Airbnb ^airbnb://[^\s]*$ Airbnb accommodation airbnb://rooms/12345
Amazon ^(amazon://|amzn://)[^\s]*$ Amazon shopping amazon://www.amazon.com/dp/B123
eBay ^ebay://[^\s]*$ eBay marketplace ebay://item/123456789
PayPal ^paypal://[^\s]*$ PayPal payment paypal://paypalme/username
Venmo ^venmo://[^\s]*$ Venmo payment venmo://users/username
CashApp ^cashme://[^\s]*$ Cash App payment cashme://$username
Pinterest ^pinterest://[^\s]*$ Pinterest social pinterest://pin/123456789
Reddit ^reddit://[^\s]*$ Reddit social platform reddit://r/subreddit
Twitch ^twitch://[^\s]*$ Twitch streaming twitch://stream/username
GitHub ^github://[^\s]*$ GitHub code repository github://user/repo
Dropbox ^dbapi-[0-9]+://[^\s]*$ Dropbox cloud storage dbapi-1://connect
Google Drive ^googledrive://[^\s]*$ Google Drive storage googledrive://file/123abc
OneDrive ^ms-onedrive://[^\s]*$ Microsoft OneDrive ms-onedrive://open?file=123
Teams ^msteams://[^\s]*$ Microsoft Teams msteams://l/meetup-join/123
Chrome ^googlechrome://[^\s]*$ Google Chrome browser googlechrome://navigate?url=example.com
Firefox ^firefox://[^\s]*$ Firefox browser firefox://open-url?url=example.com
Opera ^opera://[^\s]*$ Opera browser opera://open-url?url=example.com
Safari ^x-web-search://[^\s]*$ Safari browser search x-web-search://?query=example
Google Maps ^comgooglemaps://[^\s]*$ Google Maps navigation comgooglemaps://?q=San+Francisco
Waze ^waze://[^\s]*$ Waze navigation waze://?q=San+Francisco
Apple Maps ^maps://[^\s]*$ Apple Maps navigation maps://?q=San+Francisco
TikTok ^musically://[^\s]*$ TikTok (Musical.ly legacy) musically://user/@username
VSCO ^vsco://[^\s]*$ VSCO photo editing vsco://user/username
Snapchat ^snapchat://[^\s]*$ Snapchat camera app snapchat://camera
Clubhouse ^clubhouse://[^\s]*$ Clubhouse audio chat clubhouse://room/123
BeReal ^bereal://[^\s]*$ BeReal social app bereal://post/123

Digital Object Identifiers

Standard Format Regular Expression Description Example
DOI Digital Object Identifier ^10\.[0-9]{4,}/[-._;()/:\[\]a-zA-Z0-9]+$ Digital Object Identifier 10.1000/123456
ORCID 16 digits with hyphens ^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{3}[0-9X]$ Open Researcher Contributor ID 0000-0000-0000-0000

📱 Device & Technology

Device Identifiers

Device Type Regular Expression Description
Standard IMEI ^[0-9]{15}$ 15-digit IMEI number
IMEI with Check Digit ^[0-9]{14}[0-9]$ IMEI with Luhn algorithm validation
IMEI/MEID Format ^[0-9A-F]{14}[0-9A-F]?$ Supports both IMEI and MEID formats

Examples:

  • 123456789012345
  • A1000012345678F

Mobile Phone Numbers by Country

Country Country Code Regular Expression Example
Algeria +213 ^(\+213|0)[567][0-9]{8}$ +213555123456 / 0555123456
Argentina +54 ^(\+54|0)(11|[2-9][0-9])[0-9]{7,8}$ +541112345678 / 01112345678
Bangladesh +880 ^(\+880|0)[13-9][0-9]{8}$ +8801712345678 / 01712345678
Brazil +55 ^(\+55|0)[1-9][1-9][0-9]{8}$ +5511987654321 / 011987654321
Canada +1 ^(\+1|1)?[2-9][0-9]{2}[2-9][0-9]{6}$ +14165551234 / 4165551234
China +86 ^(\+86|0)?(13[0-9]|14[57]|15[0-35-9]|17[678]|18[0-9])[0-9]{8}$ +8613812345678 / 13812345678
Colombia +57 ^(\+57|0)?[13][0-9]{9}$ +573123456789 / 3123456789
DR Congo +243 ^(\+243|0)[89][0-9]{8}$ +243812345678 / 0812345678
Egypt +20 ^(\+20|0)[12][0-9]{8}$ +201234567890 / 01234567890
Ethiopia +251 ^(\+251|0)[79][0-9]{8}$ +251912345678 / 0912345678
France +33 ^(\+33|0)[67][0-9]{8}$ +33650203370 / 0650203370
Germany +49 ^(\+49|0)[0-9]{10,11}$ +4915123456789 / 015123456789
Ghana +233 ^(\+233|0)[2-5][0-9]{8}$ +233241234567 / 0241234567
India +91 ^(\+91|0)?[6-9][0-9]{9}$ +919876543210 / 9876543210
Indonesia +62 ^(\+62|0)[8][1-9][0-9]{7,9}$ +62812345678 / 0812345678
Iran +98 ^(\+98|0)[9][0-9]{9}$ +989123456789 / 09123456789
Iraq +964 ^(\+964|0)[7][0-9]{9}$ +9647812345678 / 07812345678
Italy +39 ^(\+39|0)?[3][0-9]{9}$ +393123456789 / 3123456789
Japan +81 ^(\+81|0)[7-9][0-9]{8}$ +818012345678 / 08012345678
Kenya +254 ^(\+254|0)[7][0-9]{8}$ +254712345678 / 0712345678
Madagascar +261 ^(\+261|0)[23][0-9]{7}$ +26132123456 / 032123456
Malaysia +60 ^(\+60|0)[1][0-9]{8,9}$ +60123456789 / 0123456789
Mexico +52 ^(\+52|0)?[1]?[0-9]{10}$ +5215512345678 / 5512345678
Morocco +212 ^(\+212|0)[67][0-9]{8}$ +212612345678 / 0612345678
Myanmar +95 ^(\+95|0)[9][0-9]{8,9}$ +959123456789 / 09123456789
Nepal +977 ^(\+977|0)?[9][8][0-9]{8}$ +9779812345678 / 9812345678
Nigeria +234 ^(\+234|0)[78][0-9]{9}$ +2348123456789 / 08123456789
Pakistan +92 ^(\+92|0)[3][0-9]{9}$ +923123456789 / 03123456789
Peru +51 ^(\+51|0)?[9][0-9]{8}$ +51987654321 / 987654321
Philippines +63 ^(\+63|0)[9][0-9]{9}$ +639123456789 / 09123456789
Poland +48 ^(\+48|0)?[5-9][0-9]{8}$ +48512345678 / 512345678
Russia +7 ^(\+7|8)[9][0-9]{9}$ +79123456789 / 89123456789
Saudi Arabia +966 ^(\+966|0)[5][0-9]{8}$ +966512345678 / 0512345678
South Africa +27 ^(\+27|0)[6-8][0-9]{8}$ +27821234567 / 0821234567
South Korea +82 ^(\+82|0)[1][0-9]{8,9}$ +821012345678 / 01012345678
Spain +34 ^(\+34|0)?[67][0-9]{8}$ +34612345678 / 612345678
Sri Lanka +94 ^(\+94|0)[7][0-9]{8}$ +94712345678 / 0712345678
Tanzania +255 ^(\+255|0)[67][0-9]{8}$ +255712345678 / 0712345678
Thailand +66 ^(\+66|0)[689][0-9]{8}$ +66812345678 / 0812345678
Turkey +90 ^(\+90|0)[5][0-9]{9}$ +905123456789 / 05123456789
Ukraine +380 ^(\+380|0)[6-9][0-9]{8}$ +380671234567 / 0671234567
United Kingdom +44 ^(\+44|0)[7][0-9]{9}$ +447712345678 / 07712345678
United States +1 ^(\+1|1)?[2-9][0-9]{2}[2-9][0-9]{6}$ +14155551234 / 4155551234
Uzbekistan +998 ^(\+998|0)?[9][0-9]{8}$ +998901234567 / 901234567
Venezuela +58 ^(\+58|0)[4][0-9]{9}$ +584123456789 / 04123456789
Vietnam +84 ^(\+84|0)[3-9][0-9]{8}$ +84912345678 / 0912345678

🆔 Government & Legal Identifiers

National Identity Cards by Country

Country ID Format Regular Expression Example
Algeria 18 digits ^[0-9]{18}$ 123456789012345678
Argentina DNI: 8 digits ^[0-9]{8}$ 12345678
Bangladesh NID: 10 or 13 digits ^[0-9]{10}([0-9]{3})?$ 1234567890
Brazil CPF: 11 digits ^[0-9]{3}\.[0-9]{3}\.[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{2}$ 123.456.789-01
Canada SIN: 9 digits ^[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{3}$ 123-456-789
China 18 digits ^[1-9][0-9]{5}(19|20)[0-9]{2}(0[1-9]|1[0-2])(0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])[0-9]{3}[0-9X]$ 110101199001011234
Colombia Cédula: 8-10 digits ^[0-9]{8,10}$ 12345678
DR Congo Variable format ^[A-Z0-9]{8,15}$ ABC123456789
Egypt 14 digits ^[0-9]{14}$ 12345678901234
Ethiopia Variable format ^[A-Z0-9]{8,12}$ AB1234567890
France INSEE: 15 digits ^[12][0-9]{2}(0[1-9]|1[0-2])[0-9AB][0-9]{4}[0-9]{3}[0-9]{2}$ 123456789012345
Germany 11 digits ^[0-9]{11}$ 12345678901
Ghana 15 characters ^GHA-[0-9]{9}-[0-9]$ GHA-123456789-1
India Aadhaar: 12 digits ^[2-9][0-9]{11}$ 234567890123
Indonesia NIK: 16 digits ^[0-9]{16}$ 1234567890123456
Iran 10 digits ^[0-9]{10}$ 1234567890
Iraq Variable format ^[0-9]{8,12}$ 123456789012
Italy Codice Fiscale ^[A-Z]{6}[0-9]{2}[A-Z][0-9]{2}[A-Z][0-9]{3}[A-Z]$ RSSMRA80A01H501A
Japan My Number: 12 digits ^[0-9]{12}$ 123456789012
Kenya 8 digits ^[0-9]{8}$ 12345678
Madagascar 12 digits ^[0-9]{12}$ 123456789012
Malaysia MyKad: 12 digits ^[0-9]{6}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{4}$ 123456-78-9012
Mexico CURP: 18 characters ^[A-Z]{4}[0-9]{6}[HM][A-Z]{5}[0-9A-Z][0-9]$ ABCD123456HDFRNN09
Morocco CIN: 8 characters ^[A-Z]{1,2}[0-9]{6}$ A123456
Myanmar NRC: Variable ^[0-9]{1,2}/[A-Z]{6}\([A-Z]\)[0-9]{6}$ 12/ABCDEF(N)123456
Nepal 10 digits ^[0-9]{10}$ 1234567890
Nigeria NIN: 11 digits ^[0-9]{11}$ 12345678901
Pakistan CNIC: 13 digits ^[0-9]{5}-[0-9]{7}-[0-9]$ 12345-1234567-1
Peru DNI: 8 digits ^[0-9]{8}$ 12345678
Philippines 12 digits ^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{4}$ 1234-5678-9012
Poland PESEL: 11 digits ^[0-9]{11}$ 12345678901
Russia 10 digits ^[0-9]{10}$ 1234567890
Saudi Arabia 10 digits ^[12][0-9]{9}$ 1234567890
South Africa 13 digits ^[0-9]{13}$ 1234567890123
South Korea 13 digits ^[0-9]{6}-[1-4][0-9]{6}$ 123456-1234567
Spain DNI: 8 digits + letter ^[0-9]{8}[A-Z]$ 12345678A
Sri Lanka NIC: 10 or 12 characters ^([0-9]{9}[VX]|[0-9]{12})$ 123456789V
Tanzania Variable format ^[0-9]{8,12}$ 123456789012
Thailand 13 digits ^[0-9]{13}$ 1234567890123
Turkey T.C. No: 11 digits ^[1-9][0-9]{10}$ 12345678901
Ukraine 10 digits ^[0-9]{10}$ 1234567890
United Kingdom Variable formats ^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{6}[A-Z]$ AB123456C
United States SSN: 9 digits ^[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{4}$ 123-45-6789
Uzbekistan 9 digits ^[0-9]{9}$ 123456789
Venezuela Cédula: 7-8 digits ^[VE]-[0-9]{7,8}$ V-12345678
Vietnam CCCD: 12 digits ^[0-9]{12}$ 123456789012

Driver's License Numbers by Country

Country License Format Regular Expression Example
Algeria 12 digits ^[0-9]{12}$ 123456789012
Argentina 8 digits ^[0-9]{8}$ 12345678
Bangladesh 13 characters ^[A-Z]{2}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{7}$ DH-85-1234567
Brazil 11 digits ^[0-9]{11}$ 12345678901
Canada Varies by province ^[A-Z0-9]{5,12}$ A1234567890
China 18 characters ^[0-9]{17}[0-9X]$ 123456789012345678
Colombia 8-10 digits ^[0-9]{8,10}$ 12345678
DR Congo Variable format ^[A-Z0-9]{8,12}$ ABC12345678
Egypt 14 digits ^[0-9]{14}$ 12345678901234
Ethiopia Variable format ^[A-Z0-9]{8,12}$ ET12345678
France 12 characters ^[0-9]{2}[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{6}$ 12AB345678
Germany 11 characters ^[A-Z0-9]{11}$ B123456789C
Ghana 10 characters ^GH-[0-9]{7}$ GH-1234567
India 16 characters ^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{2}[0-9]{11}$ MH021234567890
Indonesia 12 digits ^[0-9]{12}$ 123456789012
Iran 10 digits ^[0-9]{10}$ 1234567890
Iraq Variable format ^[A-Z0-9]{8,12}$ IQ12345678
Italy 10 characters ^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{7}[A-Z]$ MI123456A
Japan 12 digits ^[0-9]{12}$ 123456789012
Kenya 8 characters ^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{6}$ KE123456
Madagascar 9 characters ^[0-9]{9}$ 123456789
Malaysia 13 characters ^[A-Z][0-9]{12}$ A123456789012
Mexico 18 characters ^[A-Z]{4}[0-9]{6}[HM][A-Z]{5}[0-9A-Z][0-9]$ ABCD123456HDFRNN09
Morocco 8 characters ^[A-Z][0-9]{7}$ A1234567
Myanmar Variable format ^[A-Z0-9]{8,12}$ MM12345678
Nepal 16 characters ^[0-9]{16}$ 1234567890123456
Nigeria 11 characters ^[A-Z]{3}[0-9]{8}$ ABC12345678
Pakistan 13 characters ^[0-9]{5}-[0-9]{7}-[0-9]$ 12345-1234567-1
Peru 9 characters ^[A-Z][0-9]{8}$ Q12345678
Philippines 13 characters ^[A-Z][0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{6}$ A01-23-456789
Poland 13 characters ^[A-Z]{3}[0-9]{6}/[0-9]{2}$ ABC123456/78
Russia 10 digits ^[0-9]{2} [0-9]{2} [0-9]{6}$ 12 34 567890
South Africa 13 characters ^[0-9]{8}/[0-9]{2}/[0-9]{2}$ 12345678/90/12
South Korea 12 characters ^[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{6}-[0-9]{2}$ 12-34-567890-12
Spain 9 characters ^[0-9]{8}[A-Z]$ 12345678A
Sri Lanka 8 characters ^[A-Z][0-9]{7}$ B1234567
Tanzania 9 characters ^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{7}$ TZ1234567
Thailand 8 digits ^[0-9]{8}$ 12345678
Turkey 6 characters ^[0-9]{2}[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{2}$ 12AB34
Ukraine 9 characters ^[A-Z]{3}[0-9]{6}$ ABC123456
United Kingdom 16 characters ^[A-Z]{5}[0-9]{6}[A-Z]{2}[0-9A-Z]{3}$ SMITH123456AB9CD
United States Varies by state ^[A-Z0-9]{8,12}$ A123456789
Uzbekistan 9 characters ^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{7}$ UZ1234567
Vietnam 12 digits ^[0-9]{12}$ 123456789012

Social Security Numbers by Country

Country SSN Format Regular Expression Example
Algeria CNAS: 15 digits ^[0-9]{15}$ 123456789012345
Argentina CUIL/CUIT: 11 digits ^[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{8}-[0-9]$ 20-12345678-9
Brazil PIS/PASEP: 11 digits ^[0-9]{3}\.[0-9]{5}\.[0-9]{2}-[0-9]$ 123.45678.90-1
Canada SIN: 9 digits ^[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{3}$ 123-456-789
France INSEE: 15 digits ^[12][0-9]{2}(0[1-9]|1[0-2])[0-9AB][0-9]{4}[0-9]{3}[0-9]{2}$ 123456789012345
Germany Sozialversicherungsnummer: 12 digits ^[0-9]{2}[0-9]{6}[A-Z][0-9]{3}$ 12123456A789
Ghana SSNIT: 13 characters ^[A-Z][0-9]{12}$ A123456789012
Indonesia BPJS: 13 digits ^[0-9]{13}$ 1234567890123
Italy Codice Fiscale ^[A-Z]{6}[0-9]{2}[A-Z][0-9]{2}[A-Z][0-9]{3}[A-Z]$ RSSMRA80A01H501A
Japan Basic Pension Number: 10 digits ^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{6}$ 1234-567890
Malaysia SOCSO: 12 digits ^[0-9]{12}$ 123456789012
Mexico NSS: 11 digits ^[0-9]{11}$ 12345678901
Morocco CNSS: 9 digits ^[0-9]{9}$ 123456789
Philippines SSS: 10 digits ^[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{7}-[0-9]$ 12-3456789-0
Poland PESEL (also SSN): 11 digits ^[0-9]{11}$ 12345678901
Russia SNILS: 11 digits ^[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{3} [0-9]{2}$ 123-456-789 01
South Korea Resident Registration: 13 digits ^[0-9]{6}-[1-4][0-9]{6}$ 123456-1234567
Spain NSS: 12 digits ^[0-9]{2} [0-9]{10}$ 12 3456789012
Thailand Social Security: 13 digits ^[0-9]{13}$ 1234567890123
Turkey SGK: 11 digits ^[0-9]{11}$ 12345678901
Ukraine Social Security: 10 digits ^[0-9]{10}$ 1234567890
United Kingdom National Insurance: 9 characters ^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{6}[A-Z]$ AB123456C
United States SSN: 9 digits ^[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{4}$ 123-45-6789
Vietnam Social Insurance: 10 digits ^[0-9]{10}$ 1234567890

License Plate Numbers by Country

European Union Standard Format

Country Plate Format Regular Expression Example
Austria EU format ^[A-Z]{1,2}-[0-9]{1,5}[A-Z]{0,2}$ W-123AB
Belgium EU format ^[A-Z0-9]{1}-[A-Z]{3}-[0-9]{3}$ 1-ABC-123
Bulgaria EU format ^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{4}[A-Z]{2}$ CB1234AB
Croatia EU format ^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{3,4}-[A-Z]{1,2}$ ZG123-A
Czech Republic EU format ^[0-9][A-Z][0-9] [0-9]{4}$ 1A2 3456
Denmark EU format ^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{2}[0-9]{3}$ AB12345
Estonia EU format ^[0-9]{3}[A-Z]{3}$ 123ABC
Finland EU format ^[A-Z]{3}-[0-9]{3}$ ABC-123
France EU format ^[A-Z]{2}-[0-9]{3}-[A-Z]{2}$ AA-123-BB
Germany EU format ^[A-Z]{1,3}-[A-Z]{1,2}[0-9]{1,4}$ B-MW123
Greece EU format ^[A-Z]{3}[0-9]{4}$ ABC1234
Hungary EU format ^[A-Z]{3}-[0-9]{3}$ ABC-123
Ireland EU format ^[0-9]{2,3}-[A-Z]{1,2}-[0-9]{1,6}$ 12-D-34567
Italy EU format ^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{3}[A-Z]{2}$ AB123CD
Latvia EU format ^[A-Z]{2}-[0-9]{4}$ AB-1234
Lithuania EU format ^[A-Z]{3} [0-9]{3}$ ABC 123
Luxembourg EU format ^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{4}$ AB1234
Malta EU format ^[A-Z]{3}[0-9]{3}$ ABC123
Netherlands EU format ^[0-9]{2}-[A-Z]{3}-[0-9]$ 12-ABC-3
Poland EU format ^[A-Z]{2,3}[0-9]{4,5}$ WA12345
Portugal EU format ^[0-9]{2}-[A-Z]{2}-[0-9]{2}$ 12-AB-34
Romania EU format ^[A-Z]{1,2}[0-9]{2,3}[A-Z]{3}$ B123ABC
Slovakia EU format ^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{3}[A-Z]{2}$ BA123CD
Slovenia EU format ^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{3}[A-Z]{2}$ LJ123AB
Spain EU format ^[0-9]{4}[A-Z]{3}$ 1234ABC
Sweden EU format ^[A-Z]{3}[0-9]{3}$ ABC123

Other Countries

Country Plate Format Regular Expression Example
Algeria 6 digits + 2 letters + 2 digits ^[0-9]{6}-[A-Z]{2}-[0-9]{2}$ 123456-AB-78
Argentina 3 letters + 3 digits ^[A-Z]{3}[0-9]{3}$ ABC123
Bangladesh Metro format ^[A-Z]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{4}$ DHKA-12-3456
Brazil Mercosur format ^[A-Z]{3}[0-9][A-Z][0-9]{2}$ ABC1D23
Canada Varies by province ^[A-Z0-9]{2,8}$ ABC123
China 7 characters ^[京津沪渝冀豫云辽黑湘皖鲁新苏浙赣鄂桂甘晋蒙陕吉闽贵粤青藏川宁琼使领][A-Z][0-9A-Z]{5}$ 京A12345
Colombia 3 letters + 3 digits ^[A-Z]{3}[0-9]{3}$ ABC123
DR Congo Variable format ^[A-Z]{2,3}[0-9]{3,4}$ CD1234
Egypt 3 digits + 3 letters ^[0-9]{3} [أ-ي]{3}$ 123 أبج
Ethiopia 5 digits + 1 letter ^[0-9]{5}[A-Z]$ 12345A
Ghana 2 letters + 4 digits + 2 letters ^[A-Z]{2}-[0-9]{4}-[A-Z]{2}$ GR-1234-AB
India 2 letters + 2 digits + 2 letters + 4 digits ^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{2}[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{4}$ DL01AB1234
Indonesia 1-2 letters + 4 digits + 2-3 letters ^[A-Z]{1,2}[0-9]{4}[A-Z]{2,3}$ B1234CD
Iran 2 digits + 1 letter + 3 digits + 2 digits ^[0-9]{2}[A-Z][0-9]{3}[0-9]{2}$ 12A34567
Iraq 4 digits + 3 letters ^[0-9]{4}[A-Z]{3}$ 1234ABC
Japan Regional format ^[ひらがな][0-9]{2,3}[ひらがな][0-9]{2,4}$ あ123あ45
Kenya 3 letters + 3 digits + 1 letter ^[A-Z]{3}[0-9]{3}[A-Z]$ KAA123B
Madagascar 4 digits + 2 letters ^[0-9]{4}[A-Z]{2}$ 1234AB
Malaysia 3 letters + 4 digits ^[A-Z]{3}[0-9]{4}$ ABC1234
Mexico 3 letters + 2 digits + 2 letters ^[A-Z]{3}-[0-9]{2}-[A-Z]{2}$ ABC-12-DE
Morocco 5 digits + 1 letter + 2 digits ^[0-9]{5}-[A-Z]-[0-9]{2}$ 12345-A-67
Myanmar 2 letters + 4 digits ^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{4}$ YA1234
Nepal Province format ^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{2}[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{4}$ BA01PA1234
Nigeria 3 letters + 3 digits + 2 letters ^[A-Z]{3}[0-9]{3}[A-Z]{2}$ ABC123DE
Pakistan 2 letters + 2 digits + 4 digits ^[A-Z]{2}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{4}$ AB-12-3456
Peru 3 letters + 3 digits ^[A-Z]{3}-[0-9]{3}$ ABC-123
Philippines 3 letters + 4 digits ^[A-Z]{3}[0-9]{4}$ ABC1234
Russia 1 letter + 3 digits + 2 letters + region ^[A-Z][0-9]{3}[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{2,3}$ A123BC77
Saudi Arabia 3 letters + 3 digits ^[ا-ي]{3}[0-9]{3}$ أبج123
South Africa 2 letters + 2 digits + 2 letters + 2 digits ^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{2}[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{2}$ CA12AB34
South Korea 2-3 digits + 1 letter + 4 digits ^[0-9]{2,3}[가-힣][0-9]{4}$ 12가3456
Sri Lanka 2-3 letters + 4 digits ^[A-Z]{2,3}[0-9]{4}$ ABC1234
Tanzania 1 letter + 3 digits + 3 letters ^[A-Z][0-9]{3}[A-Z]{3}$ T123ABC
Thailand 2 letters + 4 digits ^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{4}$ AB1234
Turkey 2 digits + 3 letters + 2 digits ^[0-9]{2} [A-Z]{3} [0-9]{2}$ 34 ABC 12
Ukraine 2 letters + 4 digits + 2 letters ^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{4}[A-Z]{2}$ AB1234CD
United Kingdom 2 letters + 2 digits + 3 letters ^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{2}[A-Z]{3}$ AB12CDE
United States Varies by state ^[A-Z0-9]{1,8}$ ABC123
Uzbekistan 2 digits + 1 letter + 3 digits + 2 letters ^[0-9]{2}[A-Z][0-9]{3}[A-Z]{2}$ 01A234BC
Venezuela 3 letters + 2 digits + 1 letter ^[A-Z]{3}[0-9]{2}[A-Z]$ ABC12D
Vietnam 2 digits + 1 letter + 5 digits ^[0-9]{2}[A-Z]-[0-9]{5}$ 29A-12345

Postal/ZIP Codes by Country

Country ZIP/Postal Format Regular Expression Example
Algeria 5 digits ^[0-9]{5}$ 16000
Argentina 4 digits or 8 characters ^([0-9]{4}|[A-Z][0-9]{4}[A-Z]{3})$ 1000 / C1000AAA
Bangladesh 4 digits ^[0-9]{4}$ 1000
Brazil 8 digits with hyphen ^[0-9]{5}-[0-9]{3}$ 01310-100
Canada 6 characters alternating ^[A-Z][0-9][A-Z] [0-9][A-Z][0-9]$ M5V 3A8
China 6 digits ^[0-9]{6}$ 100000
Colombia 6 digits ^[0-9]{6}$ 110111
DR Congo No standardized system ^N/A$ N/A
Egypt 5 digits ^[0-9]{5}$ 11511
Ethiopia 4 digits ^[0-9]{4}$ 1000
France 5 digits ^[0-9]{5}$ 75001
Germany 5 digits ^[0-9]{5}$ 10115
Ghana No standardized system ^N/A$ N/A
India 6 digits ^[0-9]{6}$ 110001
Indonesia 5 digits ^[0-9]{5}$ 10110
Iran 10 digits with hyphen ^[0-9]{5}-[0-9]{5}$ 11369-11111
Iraq 5 digits ^[0-9]{5}$ 10001
Italy 5 digits ^[0-9]{5}$ 00118
Japan 7 digits with hyphen ^[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{4}$ 100-0001
Kenya 5 digits ^[0-9]{5}$ 00100
Madagascar 3 digits ^[0-9]{3}$ 101
Malaysia 5 digits ^[0-9]{5}$ 50000
Mexico 5 digits ^[0-9]{5}$ 01000
Morocco 5 digits ^[0-9]{5}$ 10000
Myanmar 5 digits ^[0-9]{5}$ 11181
Nepal 5 digits ^[0-9]{5}$ 44600
Nigeria 6 digits ^[0-9]{6}$ 100001
Pakistan 5 digits ^[0-9]{5}$ 44000
Peru 5 digits or 8 characters ^([0-9]{5}|LIMA[0-9]{2})$ 15001 / LIMA01
Philippines 4 digits ^[0-9]{4}$ 1000
Poland 5 digits with hyphen ^[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{3}$ 00-001
Russia 6 digits ^[0-9]{6}$ 101000
Saudi Arabia 5 digits with hyphen ^[0-9]{5}-[0-9]{4}$ 11564-2283
South Africa 4 digits ^[0-9]{4}$ 0001
South Korea 5 digits or 6 digits ^[0-9]{5,6}$ 03001
Spain 5 digits ^[0-9]{5}$ 28001
Sri Lanka 5 digits ^[0-9]{5}$ 00100
Tanzania No standardized system ^N/A$ N/A
Thailand 5 digits ^[0-9]{5}$ 10100
Turkey 5 digits ^[0-9]{5}$ 06100
Ukraine 5 digits ^[0-9]{5}$ 01001
United Kingdom 6-8 characters ^[A-Z]{1,2}[0-9][A-Z0-9]? [0-9][A-Z]{2}$ SW1A 1AA
United States 5 digits or 9 digits ^[0-9]{5}(-[0-9]{4})?$ 10001 / 10001-1234
Uzbekistan 6 digits ^[0-9]{6}$ 100000
Venezuela 4 digits with letter ^[0-9]{4}-[A-Z]$ 1010-A
Vietnam 6 digits ^[0-9]{6}$ 100000

Financial & Legal Codes

Standard Format Regular Expression Description Example
ISIN 12 characters ^[A-Z]{2}[A-Z0-9]{9}[0-9]$ International Securities ID Number US1234567890
LEI 20 characters ^[A-Z0-9]{20}$ Legal Entity Identifier 12345678901234567890

📚 Publishing & Media Standards

Book & Publication Numbers

Standard Format Regular Expression Description Example
ISBN-10 10 digits with check ^[0-9]{9}[0-9X]$ International Standard Book Number (old format) 0123456789
ISBN-13 13 digits ^978[0-9]{10}$ International Standard Book Number (current) 9780123456789
ISSN 8 digits with hyphen ^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{3}[0-9X]$ International Standard Serial Number 1234-5679
ISMN 13 digits starting with 979 ^979[0-9]{10}$ International Standard Music Number 9790123456789

Media & Entertainment Codes

Standard Format Regular Expression Description Example
ISRC 12 characters ^[A-Z]{2}[A-Z0-9]{3}[0-9]{7}$ International Standard Recording Code USRC17607839
ISWC Work identifier ^T-[0-9]{9}-[0-9]$ International Standard Work Code T-123456789-0
ISAN 24 hex digits ^[0-9A-F]{24}$ International Standard Audiovisual Number 123456789ABCDEF012345678

🛒 Retail & Product Identification

Product Barcodes

Standard Format Regular Expression Description Example
UPC-A 12 digits ^[0-9]{12}$ Universal Product Code 123456789012
EAN-13 13 digits ^[0-9]{13}$ European Article Number 1234567890123
EAN-8 8 digits ^[0-9]{8}$ European Article Number (short) 12345678
GTIN-14 14 digits ^[0-9]{14}$ Global Trade Item Number 12345678901234

Global Trade & Location Numbers

Standard Format Regular Expression Description Example
GLN 13 digits ^[0-9]{13}$ Global Location Number 1234567890123
GCN 13 digits ^[0-9]{13}$ Global Coupon Number 1234567890123
GRAI Variable length ^[0-9]{8,14}$ Global Returnable Asset Identifier 12345678901234
GIAI Variable length ^[0-9]{7,30}$ Global Individual Asset Identifier 1234567890123456789012345

🏭 Manufacturing & Industry

Industrial Identifiers

Common Industrial Identifiers

Code Type Format Regular Expression Description Example
Serial Number (Generic) Alphanumeric ^[A-Z0-9]{6,20}$ Generic serial number format ABC123456789
Lot/Batch Number Various formats ^(LOT|BATCH|L|B)[0-9A-Z]{4,12}$ Manufacturing lot numbers LOT2024001
Part Number Alphanumeric with hyphens ^[A-Z0-9]{2,6}-[A-Z0-9]{2,10}(-[A-Z0-9]{1,6})?$ Manufacturing part numbers ABC-123456-X1
Model Number Various formats ^[A-Z0-9]{2,4}-[A-Z0-9]{4,8}$ Product model numbers XYZ-1234A
Asset Tag Company prefix + number ^[A-Z]{2,4}[0-9]{6,10}$ Asset tracking tags COMP1234567890
Work Order Numeric with prefix ^(WO|JO|SO)[0-9]{6,10}$ Work order numbers WO2024001234
Purchase Order Alphanumeric ^PO[0-9A-Z]{6,12}$ Purchase order numbers PO20240001AB
Invoice Number Various formats ^(INV|IN)[0-9]{6,12}$ Invoice identification INV202400001
Container ID ISO format ^[A-Z]{4}[0-9]{7}$ Shipping container ID ABCD1234567
Pallet ID Variable format ^(PLT|PAL)[0-9A-Z]{6,12}$ Pallet identification PLT123456789

Supply Chain & Logistics

Standard Format Regular Expression Description Example
SSCC 18 digits ^[0-9]{18}$ Serial Shipping Container Code 123456789012345678
GSRN 18 digits ^[0-9]{18}$ Global Service Relation Number 123456789012345678
GDTI Variable length ^[0-9]{13,30}$ Global Document Type Identifier 12345678901234567890
GINC Variable length ^[0-9]{13,30}$ Global Identification Number for Consignment 1234567890123456789012
GSIN 17 digits ^[0-9]{17}$ Global Shipment Identification Number 12345678901234567

🎯 Usage Guidelines

Combining Patterns

Combining Multiple Patterns

For complex filtering scenarios, you can combine patterns using OR logic:

# URLs or Phone Numbers
^(https?://[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?(\.[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?)*(\:[0-9]{1,5})?(\/[^\s]*)?|\+[1-9][0-9]{1,14})$

# IMEI or Serial Numbers
^([0-9]{15}|[A-Z0-9]{6,20})$

# Standard Product Codes
^([0-9]{8}|[0-9]{12}|[0-9]{13}|[0-9]{14})$

Testing Your Patterns

Before implementing regex patterns in production:

  1. Use Online Testers: Test patterns with tools like regex101.com
  2. Validate with Sample Data: Test with known good and bad examples
  3. Performance Testing: Ensure patterns don't significantly impact scan speed
  4. Document Patterns: Keep clear documentation of pattern purposes

Best Practices

  • Start Simple: Begin with basic patterns and refine as needed
  • Test Thoroughly: Validate with real-world data samples
  • Consider Localization: Some formats vary by region
  • Performance Impact: Complex patterns may affect scanning speed
  • False Positives: Balance precision with practical usability
  • Update Regularly: Standards may change over time

This comprehensive collection provides robust patterns for most common barcode filtering scenarios. Choose patterns based on your specific use case and data requirements.