HTML Tag Regex

Example:

<([a-z]+)([^<]+)*(?:>(.*?)<\/\1>|\s+\/>)

Matches:
✓ content
✓

Match HTML tags: <([a-z]+)([^<]+)*(?:>(.*?)<\/\1>|\s+\/>). Warning: Regex is not ideal for HTML parsing - use a proper HTML parser for production.

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FAQs

Should I parse HTML with regex?

Not for production! Use DOMParser or libraries like cheerio. Regex cannot handle nested/malformed HTML reliably.