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Check if a string is a hexadecimal number

Written byPhuoc Nguyen
Created
10 Jun, 2020
Last updated
13 Oct, 2021
Category
Validator
JavaScript version
isHexadecimal.js
const isHexadecimal = (str) => /^[A-F0-9]+$/i.test(str);

// Or
const isHexadecimal = (str) => str.split('').every((c) => '0123456789ABCDEFabcdef'.indexOf(c) !== -1);
TypeScript version
isHexadecimal.ts
const isHexadecimal = (str: string): boolean => /^[A-F0-9]+$/i.test(str);

// Or
const isHexadecimal = (str: string): boolean => str.split('').every((c) => '0123456789ABCDEFabcdef'.indexOf(c) !== -1);
Examples
examples.js
isHexadecimal('123'); // true
isHexadecimal('A1B2C3'); // true
isHexadecimal('#123'); // false
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