Phone validation regex - regex

Question

I'm using this pattern to check the validation of a phone number
^[0-9\-\+]{9,15}$
It's works for 0771234567 and +0771234567,
but I want it to works for 077-1234567 and +077-1234567 and +077-1-23-45-67 and +077-123-45-6-7
What should I change in the pattern?

Answer 1

Please refer to this SO Post
example of a regular expression in jquery for phone numbers
/\(?([0-9]{3})\)?([ .-]?)([0-9]{3})\2([0-9]{4})/
[phone]
(123).456.7899
(123)-456-7899
123-456-7899
123 456 7899
1234567899
are supported

Answer 2

This solution actually validates the numbers and the format. For example: 123-456-7890 is a valid format but is NOT a valid US number and this answer bears that out where others here do not.
If you do not want the extension capability remove the following including the parenthesis:
(?:\s*(?:#|x.?|ext.?|extension)\s*(\d+)\s*)? :)
edit (addendum) I needed this in a client side only application so I converted it. Here it is for the javascript folks:
var myPhoneRegex = /(?:(?:\+?1\s*(?:[.-]\s*)?)?(?:(\s*([2-9]1[02-9]|[2-9][02-8]1|[2-9][02-8][02-9]‌​)\s*)|([2-9]1[02-9]|[2-9][02-8]1|[2-9][02-8][02-9]))\s*(?:[.-]\s*)?)([2-9]1[02-9]‌​|[2-9][02-9]1|[2-9][02-9]{2})\s*(?:[.-]\s*)?([0-9]{4})\s*(?:\s*(?:#|x\.?|ext\.?|extension)\s*(\d+)\s*)?$/i;
if (myPhoneRegex.test(phoneVar)) {
// Successful match
} else {
// Match attempt failed
}
hth.
end edit
This allows extensions or not and works with .NET
(?:(?:\+?1\s*(?:[.-]\s*)?)?(?:(\s*([2-9]1[02-9]|[2-9][02-8]1|[2-9][02-8][02-9]‌​)\s*)|([2-9]1[02-9]|[2-9][02-8]1|[2-9][02-8][02-9]))\s*(?:[.-]\s*)?)([2-9]1[02-9]‌​|[2-9][02-9]1|[2-9][02-9]{2})\s*(?:[.-]\s*)?([0-9]{4})(?:\s*(?:#|x\.?|ext\.?|extension)\s*(\d+))?$
To validate with or without trailing spaces. Perhaps when using .NET validators and trimming server side use this slightly different regex:
(?:(?:\+?1\s*(?:[.-]\s*)?)?(?:(\s*([2-9]1[02-9]|[2-9][02-8]1|[2-9][02-8][02-9]‌​)\s*)|([2-9]1[02-9]|[2-9][02-8]1|[2-9][02-8][02-9]))\s*(?:[.-]\s*)?)([2-9]1[02-9]‌​|[2-9][02-9]1|[2-9][02-9]{2})\s*(?:[.-]\s*)?([0-9]{4})\s*(?:\s*(?:#|x\.?|ext\.?|extension)\s*(\d+)\s*)?$
All valid:
1 800 5551212
800 555 1212
8005551212
18005551212
[phone] extension65432
800 5551212 ext3333
Invalid #s
234-911-5678
314-159-2653
123-234-5678
EDIT: Based on Felipe's comment I have updated this for international.
Based on what I could find out from here and here regarding valid global numbers
This is tested as a first line of defense of course. An overarching element of the international number is that it is no longer than 15 characters. I did not write a replace for all the non digits and sum the result. It should be done for completeness. Also, you may notice that I have not combined the North America regex with this one. The reason is that this international regex will match North American numbers, however, it will also accept known invalid # such as [phone]. For more accurate results you should separate them as well.
Pauses and other dialing instruments are not mentioned and therefore invalid per E.164
\(?\+[0-9]{1,3}\)? ?-?[0-9]{1,3} ?-?[0-9]{3,5} ?-?[0-9]{4}( ?-?[0-9]{3})?
With 1-10 letter word for extension and 1-6 digit extension:
\(?\+[0-9]{1,3}\)? ?-?[0-9]{1,3} ?-?[0-9]{3,5} ?-?[0-9]{4}( ?-?[0-9]{3})? ?(\w{1,10}\s?\d{1,6})?
Valid International: Country name for ref its not a match.
[phone] Brazil
[phone] Ecuador
([phone] UK
[phone] BVI
[phone] Grand Cayman
[phone] Belgium
[phone] Asia Pacific
[phone] Shanghai
[phone] India
[phone] South Korea
And for your extension pleasure
[phone] ramal 123 Brazil
[phone] foo786544 Brazil
Enjoy

Answer 3

I have a more generic regex to allow the user to enter only numbers, +, -, whitespace and (). It respects the parenthesis balance and there is always a number after a symbol.
^([+]?[\s0-9]+)?(\d{3}|[(]?[0-9]+[)])?([-]?[\s]?[0-9])+$
false, ""
false, "[phone]##"
false, "+48.504.203.260"
false, "[phone]-"
false, "+55(123) - 456-78-90"
false, "504.203.260"
false, " "
false, "-"
false, "()"
false, "() + ()"
false, "(21 7777"
false, "+48 (21)"
false, "+"
true , " 1"
true , "1"
true, "555-5555-555"
true, "[phone]"
true, "[phone]"
true, "[phone]"
true, "[phone]"
true, "[phone]"
true, "4812504203260

Answer 4

Consider:
^\+?[0-9]{3}-?[0-9]{6,12}$
This only allows + at the beginning; it requires 3 digits, followed by an optional dash, followed by 6-12 more digits.
Note that the original regex allows 'phone numbers' such as 70+12---12+92, which is a bit more liberal than you probably had in mind.
The question was amended to add:
+077-1-23-45-67 and +077-123-45-6-7
You now probably need to be using a regex system that supports alternatives:
^\+?[0-9]{3}-?([0-9]{7}|[0-9]-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}|[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]-[0-9])$
The first alternative is seven digits; the second is 1-23-45-67; the third is 123-45-6-7. These all share the optional plus + followed by 3 digits and an optional dash - prefix.
The comment below mentions another pattern:
+077-12-34-567
It is not at all clear what the general pattern should be - maybe one or more digits separated by dashes; digits at front and back?
^\+?[0-9]{3}-?[0-9](-[0-9]+)+$
This will allow the '+077-' prefix, followed by any sequence of digits alternating with dashes, with at least one digit between each dash and no dash at the end.

Answer 5

/^[0-9\+]{1,}[0-9\-]{3,15}$/
so first is a digit or a +, then some digits or -

Answer 6

First test the length of the string to see if it is between 9 and 15.
Then use this regex to validate:
^\+?\d+(-\d+)*$
This is yet another variation of the normal* (special normal*)* pattern, with normal being \d and special being -.

Answer 7

I tried :
^(1[ \-\+]{0,3}|\+1[ -\+]{0,3}|\+1|\+)?((\(\+?1-[2-9][0-9]{1,2}\))|(\(\+?[2-8][0-9][0-9]\))|(\(\+?[1-9][0-9]\))|(\(\+?[17]\))|(\([2-9][2-9]\))|([ \-\.]{0,3}[0-9]{2,4}))?([ \-\.][0-9])?([ \-\.]{0,3}[0-9]{2,4}){2,3}$
I took care of special country codes like 1-97... as well. Here are the numbers I tested against (from Puneet Lamba and MCattle):
***** PASS *****
18005551234
1 800 555 1234
[phone]
[phone]
1-800-555-1234
1.800.555.1234
+1.800.555.1234
1 [phone]
[phone]
[phone]
(800)5551234
800-555-1234
800.555.1234
([phone]
123345678
(1) 345 654 67
+1 245436
1-976 33567
(1-734) 5465654
+(230) 2 345 6568
***** CORRECTLY FAILING *****
[phone]
[phone]
[phone]
1-800-555-1234p
800x555x1234
+1 800 555x1234
***** FALSE POSITIVES *****
180055512345
1 800 5555 1234
[phone]
1 [phone]
86 800 555 1212
Originally posted here: Regular expression to match standard 10 digit phone number

Answer 8

Here is the regex for Ethiopian phone numbers (EthioTelecom and Safaricom). For my fellow Ethiopian developers ;)
phoneExp = /^(^\+251|^251|^0)?(9|7)\d{8}$/;
It matches the following (restrict any unwanted character in start and end position)
[phone]
251912345678
0912345678
912345678
[phone]
251712345678
0712345678
712345678
You can test it on this site regexr.

Answer 9

^(\+\d{1,2}\s)?\(?\d{3}\)?[\s.-]\d{3}[\s.-]\d{4}$
Matches the following cases:
123-456-7890
[phone]
123 456 7890
123.456.7890
[phone]

Answer 10

Try this
\+?\(?([0-9]{3})\)?[-.]?\(?([0-9]{3})\)?[-.]?\(?([0-9]{4})\)?
It matches the following cases
+123-(456)-(7890)
+123.(456).(7890)
+(123).(456).(7890)
+(123)-(456)-(7890)
+123(456)(7890)
+(123)(456)(7890)
123-(456)-(7890)
123.(456).(7890)
(123).(456).(7890)
(123)-(456)-(7890)
123(456)(7890)
(123)(456)(7890)
For further explanation on the pattern CLICKME

Answer 11

The following regex matches a '+' followed by n digits
var mobileNumber = "[phone]";
var regex = new RegExp("^\\+[0-9]*$");
var OK = regex.test(mobileNumber);
if (OK) {
console.log("is a phone number");
} else {
console.log("is NOT a phone number");
}

Answer 12

^+?\d{3}-?\d{2}-?\d{2}-?\d{3}$
You may try this....
How about this one....Hope this helps...
^(\\+?)\d{3,3}-?\d{2,2}-?\d{2,2}-?\d{3,3}$

Answer 13

^[0-9\-\+]{9,15}$
would match 0+0+0+0+0+0, or 000000000, etc.
(\-?[0-9]){7}
would match a specific number of digits with optional hyphens in any position among them.
What is this +077 format supposed to be?
It's not a valid format. No country codes begin with 0.
The digits after the + should usually be a country code, 1 to 3 digits long.
Allowing for "+" then country code CC, then optional hyphen, then "0" plus two digits, then hyphens and digits for next seven digits, try:
^\+CC\-?0[1-9][0-9](\-?[0-9]){7}$
Oh, and {3,3} is redundant, simplifes to {3}.

Answer 14

This regex matches any number with the common format 1-(999)-999-9999 and anything in between. Also, the regex will allow braces or no braces and separations with period, space or dash. "^([01][- .])?(\(\d{3}\)|\d{3})[- .]?\d{3}[- .]\d{4}$"

Answer 15

Adding to #Joe Johnston's answer, this will also accept:
[phone],,241119933
(Required for Apple's special character support for dial-ins - https://support.apple.com/kb/PH18551?locale=en_US)
\(?\+[0-9]{1,3}\)? ?-?[0-9]{1,3} ?-?[0-9]{3,5} ?-?[0-9]{4}( ?-?[0-9]{3})? ?([\w\,\#\^]{1,10}\s?\d{1,10})?
Note: Accepts upto 10 digits for extension code

Answer 16

/^(([+]{0,1}\d{2})|\d?)[\s-]?[0-9]{2}[\s-]?[0-9]{3}[\s-]?[0-9]{4}$/gm
https://regexr.com/4n3c4
Tested for
[phone]
[phone]
077 531 2412
0775312412
77 531 2412
// Not matching
77-53-12412
[phone]
077 123 12345
77123 12345

Answer 17

JS code:
function checkIfValidPhoneNumber(input){
"use strict";
if(/^((\+?\d{1,3})?[\(\- ]?\d{3,5}[\)\- ]?)?(\d[.\- ]?\d)+$/.test(input)&&input.replace(/\D/g,"").length<=15){
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
}
It may be primitive in terms of checking phone number, but it checks that input text is compliant with E.164 recommendation.
Maximum phone length is 15 digits
Country code consists of 1 to 3 digits, could be preceded with plus (could be omitted)
Region (network) code consists of 3 to 5 digits (could be omitted but only if country code is omitted)
It allows some delimiters in phone number and around region code (.- )
For example:
[phone]
911
1-23456-789.10.11.12
all are compliant with E.164 and validated

Answer 18

for all phone number format:
/^\+?([87](?!95[5-7]|99[08]|907|94[^09]|336)([348]\d|9[0-6789]|7[01247])\d{8}|[1246]\d{9,13}|68\d{7}|5[1-46-9]\d{8,12}|55[1-9]\d{9}|55[138]\d{10}|55[1256][14679]9\d{8}|554399\d{7}|500[56]\d{4}|5016\d{6}|5068\d{7}|502[345]\d{7}|5037\d{7}|50[4567]\d{8}|50855\d{4}|509[34]\d{7}|376\d{6}|855\d{8,9}|856\d{10}|85[0-4789]\d{8,10}|8[68]\d{10,11}|8[14]\d{10}|82\d{9,10}|852\d{8}|90\d{10}|96(0[79]|17[0189]|181|13)\d{6}|96[23]\d{9}|964\d{10}|96(5[569]|89)\d{7}|96(65|77)\d{8}|92[023]\d{9}|91[1879]\d{9}|9[34]7\d{8}|959\d{7,9}|989\d{9}|971\d{8,9}|97[02-9]\d{7,11}|99[^4568]\d{7,11}|994\d{9}|9955\d{8}|996[2579]\d{8}|998[3789]\d{8}|380[345679]\d{8}|381\d{9}|38[57]\d{8,9}|375[234]\d{8}|372\d{7,8}|37[0-4]\d{8}|37[6-9]\d{7,11}|30[69]\d{9}|34[679]\d{8}|3459\d{11}|3[12359]\d{8,12}|36\d{9}|38[169]\d{8}|382\d{8,9}|46719\d{10})$/