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Asked: May 16, 20262026-05-16T11:31:59+00:00 2026-05-16T11:31:59+00:00

How would I write a RegEx to: Find a match where the first instance

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How would I write a RegEx to:

Find a match where the first instance of a > character is before the first instance of a < character.

(I am looking for bad HTML where the closing > initially in a line has no opening <.)

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    2026-05-16T11:32:00+00:00Added an answer on May 16, 2026 at 11:32 am
    ^[^<>]*>
    

    if you need the corresponding < as well,

    ^[^<>]*>[^<]*<
    

    If there is a possibility of tags before the first >,

    ^[^<>]*(?:<[^<>]+>[^<>]*)*>
    

    Note that it can give false positives, e.g.

    <!-- > -->
    

    is a valid HTML, but the RegEx will complain.

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