URL Validation Regex Pattern

Example:

^(https?:\/\/)?([\w-]+\.)+[\w-]+(\/[^\s]*)?$

Matches:
✓ https://example.com
✓ http://sub.domain.com/path
✓ example.com/page?id=123

Use this regex to validate URLs including http://, https://, and optional paths: ^(https?:\/\/)?([\w-]+\.)+[\w-]+(\/[^\s]*)?$

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FAQs

Does it allow query strings?

Yes, (\/[^\s]*)? matches paths, query strings, and fragments.

What about international domains?

For IDN support, use a Unicode-aware regex library or URL parsing library.