Indian pincode validation regex - Only six digits, shouldn't start with `0`

Question

I have tried Regex accept numeric only. First character can't be 0 and What is the regex for "Any positive integer, excluding 0" however that didn't work as per my requirements.

I want exact 6 digit numeric number but shouldn't start with 0

I've tried

^[1-9][0-9]{6}*$
^([^0][0-9]){6}$
...

Need fine tuning.

Answer 1

The problem with ^[1-9][0-9]{6}*$ is it is an invalid regex because of {6}* and ^([^0][0-9]){6}$ is that it is allowing any character that is not 0 followed by six digits.

Use

^[1-9][0-9]{5}$

Explanation:

1. ^: Starts with anchor
2. [1-9]: Matches exactly one digit from 1 to 9
3. [0-9]{5}: Matches exactly five digits in the inclusive range 0-9
4. $: Ends with anchor

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input:invalid {
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<input type="text" pattern="[1-9][0-9]{5}" />

Answer 2

Some websites and banks have the habit of spacing pincode after 3 digits. To match both 515411 and 515 411 the following pattern will help.

^[1-9]{1}[0-9]{2}\s{0,1}[0-9]{3}$

• ^[1-9]{1} - PIN Code that starts with digits 1-9
• [0-9]{2} - Next two digits may range from 0-9
• \s{0,1} - Space that can occur once or never
• [0-9]{3}$ - Last 3 needs to be digits ranging from 0-9

Answer 3

This regular expression covers;

1. PIN code doesn't start from zero

2. Allows 6 digits only

3. Allows 6 consecutive digits (e.g. 431602)

4. Allows 1 space after 3 digits (e.g. 431 602)

([1-9]{1}[0-9]{5}|[1-9]{1}[0-9]{3}\\s[0-9]{3})