Networkingflags: g
TCP/UDP Port Number
Match port numbers (1–65535) following a colon, as you'd find in host:port strings.
Try it in RegexProPattern
regexJavaScript
/:(6553[0-5]|655[0-2]\d|65[0-4]\d{2}|6[0-4]\d{3}|[1-5]?\d{1,4})\b/gRaw source: :(6553[0-5]|655[0-2]\d|65[0-4]\d{2}|6[0-4]\d{3}|[1-5]?\d{1,4})\b
How it works
The alternation enforces the 0–65535 range. Requires a leading colon for context, followed by a word boundary.
Examples
Input
http://localhost:8080Matches
:8080
Input
db.example.com:5432Matches
:5432
Input
api:65535Matches
:65535
Common use cases
- Extracting ports from connection strings
- Configuration file validation
- Firewall rule parsing
- Service discovery tooling