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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T20:08:50+00:00 2026-05-11T20:08:50+00:00

I need a regular expression to validate time. Valid values would be from 0:00

I need a regular expression to validate time.

Valid values would be from 0:00 to 23:59.

When the time is less than 10:00 it should also support one character numbers.

These are valid values:

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-11T20:08:50+00:00

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Try this regular expression:

^(?:[01]?[0-9]|2[0-3]):[0-5][0-9]$

Or to be more distinct:

^(?:0?[0-9]|1[0-9]|2[0-3]):[0-5][0-9]$