freeCodeCamp/guide/english/certifications/javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/regular-expressions/find-characters-with-lazy-matching/index.md

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title: Find Characters with Lazy Matching
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# Find Characters with Lazy Matching

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## Problem Explanation 

Fix the regex `/<.*>/` to return the HTML tag `<h1>` and not the text `<h1>Winter is coming</h1>`. Remember the wildcard . in a regular expression matches any character.


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## Solutions  

<details><summary>Solution 1 (Click to Show/Hide)</summary>

```js
let text = "<h1>Winter is coming</h1>";
let myRegex = /<h1>?/; // it's the answer!
let result = text.match(myRegex);
```
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