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Regex for JavaScript Variable Name

Regex Pattern

^[a-zA-Z_$][a-zA-Z0-9_$]*$

Valid JavaScript variable/identifier name

Quick Answer

The regex pattern for javascript variable name is `^[a-zA-Z_$][a-zA-Z0-9_$]*$`. Valid JavaScript variable/identifier name. This works in JavaScript, Python, Ruby, PHP, Java, and most regex engines that support PCRE syntax.

Test Examples

InputResult
myVar✓ Matches
_private✓ Matches
$jquery✓ Matches
camelCase123✓ Matches
123abc✗ No match
-kebab✗ No match
my var✗ No match
class✗ No match

Code Examples

javascript

const regex = /^[a-zA-Z_$][a-zA-Z0-9_$]*$/;
const isValid = regex.test(value);

python

import re
pattern = r'^[a-zA-Z_$][a-zA-Z0-9_$]*$'
if re.match(pattern, value):
    print("valid")

ruby

pattern = /^[a-zA-Z_$][a-zA-Z0-9_$]*$/
if value =~ pattern
  puts "valid"
end

php

if (preg_match('/^[a-zA-Z_$][a-zA-Z0-9_$]*$/', $value)) {
    echo "valid";
}

java

String pattern = "^[a-zA-Z_$][a-zA-Z0-9_$]*$";
boolean isValid = value.matches(pattern);

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