Find and Replace
Replace text in a document instantly, with regular expression and whole word options.
Find and replace
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How to use the Find and Replace
- Paste your text into the input box.
- Type what to find and what to replace it with.
- Adjust the regex, case or whole word options and copy the result.
Features
- Plain text and regular expression search
- Case sensitive and whole word matching
- Replace all matches or only the first
- Match count shown as you type
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the free online find and replace.
Paste your text, enter what to find and what to replace it with, and the result updates as
you type.
Yes. Enable the regular expression option to use patterns, character classes, capture groups
and replacement references.
Yes. The whole word option only replaces complete words, so cat will not match inside the
word catalogue.
Enable the match case option and only text with identical capitalisation is replaced.
Yes, tick the first match option when you only want the earliest occurrence changed.
The tool reports the problem in the result panel and leaves your text unchanged, so a typo
cannot break anything.
Yes. In regular expression mode you can reference captured groups with dollar signs in the
replacement text.
No, searching and replacing happen locally in your browser.
Yes, the find and replace tool is free and unlimited.
Last updated: October 10, 2026