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Export your regex explanations in multiple formats for documentation, code reviews, and team sharing.

Available Formats

Markdown

Standard Markdown format, perfect for:

  • README files
  • Wiki pages
  • Documentation sites
  • Note-taking apps

Example output:

# Email Validation
 
## Pattern
 
\`\`\`regex
/^[\w.+-]+@[\w.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}$/gi
\`\`\`
 
## Explanation
 
1. Start of string
2. One or more word characters, dots, plus, or hyphens
3. Literal @ symbol
4. One or more word characters, dots, or hyphens
5. Literal dot
6. Two or more letters (TLD)
7. End of string
 
---
*Generated by [RegexLens](https://regexlens.dev)*

PR Comment

GitHub-friendly format with collapsible details:

<details>
<summary><strong>Email Validation</strong></summary>
 
**Pattern:**
\`\`\`regex
/^[\w.+-]+@[\w.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}$/gi
\`\`\`
 
**Explanation:**
 
| Step | Description |
|------|-------------|
| 1 | Start of string |
| 2 | One or more word characters, dots, plus, or hyphens |
| 3 | Literal @ symbol |
| 4 | One or more word characters, dots, or hyphens |
| 5 | Literal dot |
| 6 | Two or more letters (TLD) |
| 7 | End of string |
 
</details>
 
*Generated by [RegexLens](https://regexlens.dev)*

This renders as a collapsible section in GitHub PRs and issues.

Notion

Notion-compatible format with callouts and toggles:

# Email Validation
 
## Pattern
 
\`\`\`
/^[\w.+-]+@[\w.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}$/gi
\`\`\`
 
## Explanation
 
1. Start of string
  > Anchors the match to the beginning
2. One or more word characters, dots, plus, or hyphens
  > The local part of the email
3. Literal @ symbol
4. One or more word characters, dots, or hyphens
  > The domain name
5. Literal dot
6. Two or more letters (TLD)
  > Top-level domain like .com, .org
7. End of string

Plain Text

Simple text format for any context:

Email Validation
================

Pattern: /^[\w.+-]+@[\w.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}$/gi

Explanation:
------------
1. Start of string
2. One or more word characters, dots, plus, or hyphens
3. Literal @ symbol
4. One or more word characters, dots, or hyphens
5. Literal dot
6. Two or more letters (TLD)
7. End of string

How to Export

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  2. View the Explanation tab
  3. Click the Export button
  4. Select your format
  5. Copy to clipboard or download

Including Warnings

When exporting, you can optionally include warnings detected in your pattern:

## Warnings
 
### 🟡 Unescaped Dot
 
The `.` in your pattern matches any character, not just a literal dot.
 
> **Tip:** Use `\.` to match a literal dot.

API Access

Export explanations programmatically:

POST /api/export
Authorization: Bearer <your-token>
Content-Type: application/json
 
{
 "format": "markdown",
 "title": "Email Validation",
 "pattern": "^[\\w.+-]+@[\\w.-]+\\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}$",
 "flags": "gi",
 "steps": [
  { "label": "Start of string", "depth": 0 },
  { "label": "One or more word characters...", "depth": 0 }
 ],
 "warnings": []
}

Response:

{
 "content": "# Email Validation\n\n## Pattern\n\n..."
}

Use Cases

Code Reviews

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  2. Paste into your PR description or comment
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Documentation

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Team Knowledge Base

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