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Regex for Time AM/PM Format

Regex Pattern

^(0?[1-9]|1[0-2]):([0-5]\d)(?::([0-5]\d))?\s?(AM|PM|am|pm)$

12-hour time with optional seconds and AM/PM

Quick Answer

The regex pattern for time am/pm format is `^(0?[1-9]|1[0-2]):([0-5]\d)(?::([0-5]\d))?\s?(AM|PM|am|pm)$`. 12-hour time with optional seconds and AM/PM. This works in JavaScript, Python, Ruby, PHP, Java, and most regex engines that support PCRE syntax.

Test Examples

InputResult
2:30 PM✓ Matches
12:00:00 AM✓ Matches
9:15 am✓ Matches
11:59:59 PM✓ Matches
13:00 PM✗ No match
2:30✗ No match
0:30 AM✗ No match

Code Examples

javascript

const regex = /^(0?[1-9]|1[0-2]):([0-5]\d)(?::([0-5]\d))?\s?(AM|PM|am|pm)$/;
const isValid = regex.test(value);

python

import re
pattern = r'^(0?[1-9]|1[0-2]):([0-5]\d)(?::([0-5]\d))?\s?(AM|PM|am|pm)$'
if re.match(pattern, value):
    print("valid")

ruby

pattern = /^(0?[1-9]|1[0-2]):([0-5]\d)(?::([0-5]\d))?\s?(AM|PM|am|pm)$/
if value =~ pattern
  puts "valid"
end

php

if (preg_match('/^(0?[1-9]|1[0-2]):([0-5]\d)(?::([0-5]\d))?\s?(AM|PM|am|pm)$/', $value)) {
    echo "valid";
}

java

String pattern = "^(0?[1-9]|1[0-2]):([0-5]\\d)(?::([0-5]\\d))?\\s?(AM|PM|am|pm)$";
boolean isValid = value.matches(pattern);

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