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Regex Roulette · #61 · 2026-06-04

Match strings with balanced single parentheses

Difficulty 2/3

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Write a regex that matches all green strings and rejects all red strings. Live feedback shows which strings pass. Shorter patterns score better.

Must match

  • (a) — not yet evaluated
  • (hello world) — not yet evaluated
  • (x) — not yet evaluated

Must not match

  • (a — not yet evaluated
  • b) — not yet evaluated
  • ((a)) — not yet evaluated
  • no parens — not yet evaluated
  • ()() — not yet evaluated

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Pattern body only — slashes and flags (e.g. /g, /i) aren't part of the input.

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