E-24 (5%) | E-48 (2%) | E-96 (1%) | |
---|---|---|---|
1.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.16 |
1.1 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 3.24 |
1.2 | 1.10 | 1.05 | 3.32 |
1.3 | 1.15 | 1.07 | 3.40 |
1.5 | 1.21 | 1.10 | 3.48 |
1.6 | 1.27 | 1.13 | 3.57 |
1.8 | 1.33 | 1.15 | 3.65 |
2.0 | 1.40 | 1.18 | 3.74 |
2.2 | 1.47 | 1.21 | 3.83 |
2.4 | 1.54 | 1.24 | 3.92 |
2.7 | 1.62 | 1.27 | 4.02 |
3.0 | 1.69 | 1.30 | 4.12 |
3.3 | 1.78 | 1.33 | 4.22 |
3.6 | 1.87 | 1.37 | 4.32 |
3.9 | 1.96 | 1.40 | 4.42 |
4.3 | 2.05 | 1.43 | 4.53 |
4.7 | 2.15 | 1.47 | 4.64 |
5.1 | 2.26 | 1.50 | 4.75 |
5.6 | 2.37 | 1.54 | 4.87 |
6.2 | 2.49 | 1.58 | 4.99 |
6.8 | 2.61 | 1.62 | 5.11 |
7.5 | 2.74 | 1.65 | 5.23 |
8.2 | 2.87 | 1.69 | 5.36 |
9.1 | 3.01 | 1.74 | 5.49 |
3.16 | 1.78 | 5.62 | |
3.32 | 1.82 | 5.76 | |
3.48 | 1.87 | 5.90 | |
3.65 | 1.91 | 6.04 | |
3.83 | 1.96 | 6.19 | |
4.02 | 2.00 | 6.34 | |
4.22 | 2.05 | 6.49 | |
4.42 | 2.10 | 6.65 | |
4.64 | 2.16 | 6.81 | |
4.87 | 2.21 | 6.98 | |
5.11 | 2.26 | 7.15 | |
5.36 | 2.32 | 7.32 | |
5.62 | 2.37 | 7.50 | |
5.90 | 2.43 | 7.68 | |
6.19 | 2.49 | 7.87 | |
6.49 | 2.55 | 8.06 | |
6.81 | 2.61 | 8.25 | |
7.15 | 2.67 | 8.45 | |
7.50 | 2.74 | 8.66 | |
7.87 | 2.80 | 8.87 | |
8.25 | 2.87 | 9.09 | |
8.66 | 2.94 | 9.31 | |
9.09 | 3.01 | 9.53 | |
9.53 | 3.09 | 9.76 |
10pF | 100pF | 1000pF | 0.010μF | 0.10μF | 1.0μF | 10μF |
12pF | 120pF | 1200pF | 0.012μF | 0.12μF | 1.2μF | |
15pF | 150pF | 1500pF | 0.015μF | 0.15μF | 1.5μF | |
18pF | 180pF | 1800pF | 0.018μF | 0.18μF | 1.8μF | |
22pF | 220pF | 2200pF | 0.022μF | 0.22μF | 2.2μF | 22μF |
27pF | 270pF | 2700pF | 0.027μF | 0.27μF | 2.7μF | |
33pF | 330pF | 3300pF | 0.033μF | 0.33μF | 3.3μF | 33μF |
39pF | 390pF | 3900pF | 0.039μF | 0.39μF | 3.9μF | |
47pF | 470pF | 4700pF | 0.047μF | 0.47μF | 4.7μF | 47μF |
56pF | 560pF | 5600pF | 0.056μF | 0.56μF | 5.6μF | |
68pF | 680pF | 6800pF | 0.068μF | 0.68μF | 6.8μF | |
82pF | 820pF | 8200pF | 0.082μF | 0.82μF | 8.2μF |
AWG | mm2 | Ohms per 1000 ft. | Ohms per km | Maximum amps | Max freq |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/0 | 0.049 | 0.161 | 380 | 125 Hz | |
95 | 0.055 | 0.180 | 361 | 136 Hz | |
3/0 | 0.062 | 0.203 | 328 | 160 Hz | |
70 | 0.074 | 0.244 | 296 | 188 Hz | |
2/0 | 0.078 | 0.256 | 283 | 200 Hz | |
0 | 0.098 | 0.322 | 245 | 250 Hz | |
50 | 0.104 | 0.342 | 238 | 267 Hz | |
1 | 0.124 | 0.406 | 211 | 325 Hz | |
35 | 0.149 | 0.489 | 188 | 387 Hz | |
2 | 0.156 | 0.513 | 181 | 410 Hz | |
3 | 0.197 | 0.646 | 158 | 500 Hz | |
25 | 0.209 | 0.684 | 151 | 546 Hz | |
4 | 0.249 | 0.815 | 135 | 650 Hz | |
5 | 0.313 | 1.028 | 118 | 810 Hz | |
16 | 0.326 | 1.069 | 113 | 859 Hz | |
6 | 0.395 | 1.296 | 101 | 1100 Hz | |
7 | 0.498 | 1.634 | 89 | 1300 Hz | |
10 | 0.521 | 1.710 | 83 | 1380 Hz | |
8 | 0.628 | 2.060 | 73 | 1650 Hz | |
9 | 0.792 | 2.598 | 64 | 2050 Hz | |
6 | 0.869 | 2.850 | 60 | 2308 Hz | |
10 | 0.999 | 3.276 | 55 | 2600 Hz | |
4 | 1.303 | 4.275 | 46 | 3467 Hz | |
12 | 1.588 | 5.209 | 41 | 4150 Hz | |
2.5 | 2.085 | 6.840 | 34 | 5553 Hz | |
14 | 2.525 | 8.282 | 32 | 6700 Hz | |
1.5 | 3.475 | 11.40 | 24 | 9263 Hz | |
16 | 4.016 | 13.17 | 22 | 11 kHz | |
1 | 5.212 | 17.10 | 19 | 14 kHz | |
18 | 6.385 | 20.94 | 16 | 17 kHz | |
0.75 | 6.950 | 22.80 | 15 | 19 kHz | |
20 | 10.15 | 33.29 | 12 | 27 kHz | |
0.5 | 10.42 | 34.20 | 12 | 28 kHz |
Metric Tap Chart | Tap Drill | Clearance Drill | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aluminum, Brass, Plastics | Steel, Stainless, Iron | Close Fit | Standard Fit | |||||
75% Thread | 50% Thread | |||||||
Screw Size | Drill Size | Closest Imperial | Drill Size | Closest Imperial | Drill Size | Closest Imperial | Drill Size | Closest Imperial |
M1.5 x 0.35 | 1.15 | #56 | 1.6 | #55 | 1.6 | 1/16 | 1.65 | #52 |
M1.6 x 0.35 | 1.25 | #55 | 1.7 | #54 | 1.8 | #49 | 1.75 | #50 |
M1.8 x 0.35 | 1.45 | #53 | 1.9 | 1/16 | 1.9 | #49 | 2.00 | 5/64 |
M2 x 0.45 | 1.55 | 1/16 | 1.7 | #51 | 2.1 | #45 | 2.20 | #44 |
M2 x 0.40 | 1.60 | #52 | 1.75 | #50 | ||||
M2.2 x 0.45 | 1.75 | #50 | 1.9 | #48 | 2.3 | 3/32 | 2.40 | #41 |
M2.5 x 0.45 | 2.05 | #46 | 2.65 | #44 | 2.9 | #32 | 2.75 | 7/64 |
M3 x 0.50 | 2.5 | #39 | 2.7 | #36 | 3.4 | #29 | 3.30 | #30 |
M3.5 x 0.60 | 2.90 | #32 | 3.1 | #31 | 3.9 | #23 | 3.85 | #24 |
M4 x 0.75 | 3.25 | #30 | 3.5 | #28 | 4.2 | #19 | 4.40 | #17 |
M4 x 0.70 | 3.3 | #30 | 3.5 | #28 | ||||
M4.5 x 0.75 | 3.75 | #25 | 4 | #22 | 4.75 | #13 | 5.00 | #9 |
M5 x 1.00 | 4 | #21 | 4.4 | 11/64 | 5.25 | #5 | 5.50 | 7/32 |
M5 x 0.90 | 4.1 | #20 | 4.4 | #17 | ||||
M5 x 0.80 | 4.2 | #19 | 4.5 | #16 | ||||
M5.5 x 0.90 | 4.60 | #14 | 4.9 | #10 | 5.80 | #1 | 6.10 | B |
M6 x 1.00 | 5 | #8 | 5.4 | #4 | 6.30 | E | 6.60 | G |
M6 x 0.75 | 5.25 | #4 | 5.5 | 7/32 | ||||
M7 x 1.00 | 6 | B | 6.4 | E | 7.40 | L | 7.70 | N |
M7 x 0.75 | 6.25 | D | 6.5 | F | ||||
M8 x 1.25 | 6.8 | H | 7.2 | J | 8.40 | Q | 8.80 | S |
M8 x 1.00 | 7 | J | 7.4 | L | ||||
M9 x 1.25 | 7.8 | N | 8.2 | P | 9.50 | 3/8 | 9.90 | 25/64 |
M9 x 1.00 | 8 | O | 8.4 | 21/64 | ||||
M10 x 1.50 | 8.5 | R | 9 | T | 10.50 | Z | 11.00 | 7/16 |
M10 x 1.25 | 8.8 | 11/32 | 9.2 | 23/64 | ||||
M10 x 1.00 | 9 | T | 9.4 | U | ||||
M11 x 1.50 | 9.5 | 3/8 | 10 | X | 11.60 | 29/64 | 29/64 | 15/32 |
M12 x 1.75 | 10.2 | 13/32 | 10.9 | 27/64 | 12.60 | 1/2 | 13.20 | 33/64 |
M12 x 1.50 | 10.5 | Z | 1 | 7/16 | ||||
M12 x 1.25 | 10.8 | 27/64 | 11.2 | 7/16 | ||||
M14 x 2.00 | 12 | 15/32 | 12.7 | 1/2 | 14.75 | 37/64 | 15.50 | 39/64 |
M14 x 1.50 | 12.5 | 1/2 | 13 | 33/64 | ||||
M14 x 1.25 | 12.8 | 1/2 | 13.2 | 33/64 | ||||
M16 x 2.00 | 14 | 35/64 | 14.75 | 37/64 | 16.75 | 21/32 | 17.50 | 11/16 |
M16 x 1.50 | 14.5 | 37/64 | 15 | 19/32 | ||||
M18 x 2.50 | 15.5 | 39/64 | 16.5 | 41/64 | 19 | 3/4 | 20.00 | 25/32 |
M18 x 2.00 | 16 | 5/8 | 16.75 | 21/32 | ||||
M18 x 1.50 | 16.5 | 21/32 | 17 | 43/64 | ||||
M20 x 2.50 | 17.5 | 11/16 | 18.5 | 23/32 | 21 | 53/64 | 22.00 | 55/64 |
M20 x 2.00 | 18 | 45/64 | 18.5 | 46/64 | ||||
M20 x 1.50 | 18.5 | 47/64 | 19 | 3/4 | ||||
M22 x 2.50 | 19.5 | 49/64 | 20 | 25/32 | 25 | 1 | 26.00 | 1-1/32 |
M22 x 1.50 | 20.5 | 13/16 | 20.75 | 13/16 | ||||
M24 x 3.00 | 21 | 53/64 | 21.5 | 27/32 | 27 | 1-5/64 | 28.00 | 1-7/64 |
M24 x 2.00 | 22 | 7/8 | 22.25 | 7/8 | ||||
M27 x 3.00 | 24 | 15/16 | 24.5 | 31/32 | 30 | 1-3/16 | 32.00 | 1-1/16 |
M27 x 2.00 | 25 | 1 | 25.25 | 1 |
Mild Steel | Stainless | Aluminum | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gauge | in | mm | in | mm | in | mm |
7/0 | 0.5000 | 12.700 | ||||
6/0 | 0.4686 | 11.902 | 0.5800 | 14.732 | ||
5/0 | 0.4375 | 11.113 | 0.5165 | 13.119 | ||
4/0 | 0.4063 | 10.320 | 0.4600 | 11.684 | ||
3/0 | 0.3750 | 9.525 | 0.4096 | 10.404 | ||
2/0 | 0.3438 | 8.733 | 0.3648 | 9.266 | ||
0 | 0.3125 | 7.938 | 0.3249 | 8.252 | ||
1 | 0.2813 | 7.145 | 0.2893 | 7.348 | ||
2 | 0.2656 | 6.746 | 0.2576 | 6.543 | ||
3 | 0.2391 | 6.073 | 0.2500 | 6.350 | 0.2294 | 5.827 |
4 | 0.2242 | 5.695 | 0.2344 | 5.954 | 0.2043 | 5.189 |
5 | 0.2092 | 5.314 | 0.2187 | 5.555 | 0.1819 | 4.620 |
6 | 0.1943 | 4.935 | 0.2031 | 5.159 | 0.1620 | 4.115 |
7 | 0.1793 | 4.554 | 0.1875 | 4.763 | 0.1443 | 3.665 |
8 | 0.1644 | 4.176 | 0.1719 | 4.366 | 0.1285 | 3.264 |
9 | 0.1495 | 3.797 | 0.1562 | 3.967 | 0.1144 | 2.906 |
10 | 0.1345 | 3.416 | 0.1406 | 3.571 | 0.1019 | 2.588 |
11 | 0.1196 | 3.038 | 0.1250 | 3.175 | 0.0907 | 2.304 |
12 | 0.1046 | 2.657 | 0.1094 | 2.779 | 0.0808 | 2.052 |
13 | 0.0897 | 2.278 | 0.0937 | 2.380 | 0.0720 | 1.829 |
14 | 0.0747 | 1.897 | 0.0781 | 1.984 | 0.0641 | 1.628 |
15 | 0.0673 | 1.709 | 0.0703 | 1.786 | 0.0571 | 1.450 |
16 | 0.0598 | 1.519 | 0.0625 | 1.588 | 0.0508 | 1.290 |
17 | 0.0538 | 1.367 | 0.0562 | 1.427 | 0.0453 | 1.151 |
18 | 0.0478 | 1.214 | 0.0500 | 1.270 | 0.0403 | 1.024 |
19 | 0.0418 | 1.062 | 0.0437 | 1.110 | 0.0359 | 0.912 |
20 | 0.0359 | 0.912 | 0.0375 | 0.953 | 0.0320 | 0.813 |
21 | 0.0329 | 0.836 | 0.0344 | 0.874 | 0.0285 | 0.724 |
22 | 0.0299 | 0.759 | 0.0312 | 0.792 | 0.0253 | 0.643 |
23 | 0.0269 | 0.683 | 0.0281 | 0.714 | 0.0226 | 0.574 |
24 | 0.0239 | 0.607 | 0.0250 | 0.635 | 0.0201 | 0.511 |
25 | 0.0209 | 0.531 | 0.0219 | 0.556 | 0.0179 | 0.455 |
26 | 0.0179 | 0.455 | 0.0187 | 0.475 | 0.0159 | 0.404 |
27 | 0.0164 | 0.417 | 0.0172 | 0.437 | 0.0142 | 0.361 |
28 | 0.0149 | 0.378 | 0.0156 | 0.396 | 0.0126 | 0.320 |
29 | 0.0135 | 0.343 | 0.0141 | 0.358 | 0.0113 | 0.287 |
30 | 0.0120 | 0.305 | 0.0125 | 0.318 | 0.0100 | 0.254 |
31 | 0.0105 | 0.267 | 0.0109 | 0.277 | 0.0089 | 0.226 |
32 | 0.0097 | 0.246 | 0.0102 | 0.259 | 0.0080 | 0.203 |
33 | 0.0090 | 0.229 | 0.0094 | 0.239 | 0.0071 | 0.180 |
34 | 0.0082 | 0.208 | 0.0086 | 0.218 | 0.0063 | 0.160 |
35 | 0.0075 | 0.191 | 0.0078 | 0.198 | 0.0056 | 0.142 |
36 | 0.0067 | 0.170 | 0.0070 | 0.178 | 0.0050 | 0.127 |
37 | 0.0064 | 0.163 | 0.0066 | 0.168 | 0.0045 | 0.114 |
38 | 0.0060 | 0.152 | 0.0062 | 0.157 | 0.0040 | 0.102 |
39 | 0.0035 | 0.089 | ||||
40 | 0.0031 | 0.079 |
UNS # | Common Name | Notes |
---|---|---|
Aluminum | ||
A96061 | 6061 |
|
A96063 | 6063 |
|
Copper | ||
C11000 | Electrolytic Tough Pitch | |
C36000 | Beryllium Copper | |
C51000 | Phosphor Bronze | |
C77000 | Nickel Silver | |
Carbon Steel | ||
G10750 | 1075 | |
Stainless Steel | ||
S30400 | 304 |
|
S31600 | 316 |
|
Tool Steel | ||
T30102 | A2 |
UNS # | Common Name | Notes |
---|---|---|
Nylon | ||
ABS | ||
Operation | International Tolerance Grades | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
Lapping & Honing | ||||||||
Cylindrical Grinding | ||||||||
Surface Grinding | ||||||||
Diamond Turning | ||||||||
Diamond Boring | ||||||||
Broaching | ||||||||
Powder Metal Sized | ||||||||
Reaming | ||||||||
Turning | ||||||||
Powder Metal Sintered | ||||||||
Boring | ||||||||
Milling | ||||||||
Planing & Shaping | ||||||||
Drilling | ||||||||
Punching | ||||||||
Die Casting |
Use | Grades |
---|---|
Measuring Tools | 01 - 7 |
Fits | 5 - 11 |
Material | 8 - 14 |
Large Tolerances | 12 - 16 |
Shaft Basis | Hole Basis | Description/Application |
---|---|---|
Clearance Fits | ||
C11/h11 | H11/c11 | Loose Running Fit- Wide commercial tolerances, used where accuracy is not essential |
D9/h9 | H9/e9 | Free Running Fit- High running speeds, large temperature variations, heavy pressures and wehre accuracy is not essential |
F8/h7 | H8/f7 | Close Running Fit- Accurate location at moderate speeds on accurate machines |
G7/h6 | H7/g6 | Sliding Fit- Accurate location where components are intended to move and turn freely but not run freely |
H7/h6 | H7/h6 | Locational Clearance Fit- Snug fit for locating stationary components which need to be freely assembled and disassembled |
Transition Fits | ||
K7/h6 | H7/k6 | Locational Transition Fit (Tap Fit)- Accurate location where assembly requires gentle persuasion |
N7/h6 | H7/n6 | Locational Transition Fit- More accurate location where assembly permits greater interference |
Interference Fits | ||
P7/h6 | H7/p6 | Locational Interference- Prime accuracy of location where assembly requires alignment and rigidity |
S7/h6 | H7/s6 | Medium Drive Fit (Press Fit)- For assembly of steel parts and shrink fits on light sections |
U7/h6 | H7/u6 | Force Fit (Press Fit)- For assembly of components where high pressures and stresses are permitted |
SAE | Metric |
---|---|
1/32 | 0.79375 |
1 | |
1/16 | 1.5875 |
2 | |
3/32 | 2.38125 |
3 | |
1/8 | 3.175 |
5/32 | 3.96875 |
4 | |
3/16 | 4.7625 |
5 | |
7/32 | 5.55625 |
6 | |
1/4 | 6.35 |
7 | |
9/32 | 7.14375 |
5/16 | 7.9375 |
8 | |
11/32 | 8.73125 |
9 | |
3/8 | 9.525 |
10 | |
13/32 | 10.31875 |
11 | |
7/16 | 11.1125 |
15/32 | 11.90625 |
12 | |
1/2 | 12.7 |
13 | |
17/32 | 13.49375 |
14 | |
9/16 | 14.2875 |
15 | |
19/32 | 15.08125 |
5/8 | 15.875 |
16 | |
21/32 | 16.66875 |
17 | |
11/16 | 17.4625 |
18 | |
23/32 | 18.25625 |
19 | |
3/4 | 19.05 |
25/32 | 19.84375 |
20 | |
13/16 | 20.6375 |
21 | |
27/32 | 21.43125 |
22 | |
7/8 | 22.225 |
23 | |
29/32 | 23.01875 |
15/16 | 23.8125 |
24 | |
31/32 | 24.60625 |
25 | |
1 | 25.4 |
Dec | Hex | Char | Dec | Hex | Char | Dec | Hex | Char | Dec | Hex | Char |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | NUL | 32 | 20 | Space | 64 | 40 | @ | 96 | 60 | ` |
1 | 1 | SOH | 33 | 21 | ! | 65 | 41 | A | 97 | 61 | a |
2 | 2 | STX | 34 | 22 | " | 66 | 42 | B | 98 | 62 | b |
3 | 3 | ETX | 35 | 23 | # | 67 | 43 | C | 99 | 63 | c |
4 | 4 | EOT | 36 | 24 | $ | 68 | 44 | D | 100 | 64 | d |
5 | 5 | ENQ | 37 | 25 | % | 69 | 45 | E | 101 | 65 | e |
6 | 6 | ACK | 38 | 26 | & | 70 | 46 | F | 102 | 66 | f |
7 | 7 | BEL | 39 | 27 | ' | 71 | 47 | G | 103 | 67 | g |
8 | 8 | BS | 40 | 28 | ( | 72 | 48 | H | 104 | 68 | h |
9 | 9 | TAB | 41 | 29 | ) | 73 | 49 | I | 105 | 69 | i |
10 | A | LF | 42 | 2A | * | 74 | 4A | J | 106 | 6A | j |
11 | B | VT | 43 | 2B | + | 75 | 4B | K | 107 | 6B | k |
12 | C | FF | 44 | 2C | , | 76 | 4C | L | 108 | 6C | l |
13 | D | CR | 45 | 2D | - | 77 | 4D | M | 109 | 6D | m |
14 | E | SO | 46 | 2E | . | 78 | 4E | N | 110 | 6E | n |
15 | F | SI | 47 | 2F | / | 79 | 4F | O | 111 | 6F | o |
16 | 10 | DLE | 48 | 30 | 0 | 80 | 50 | P | 112 | 70 | p |
17 | 11 | DC1 | 49 | 31 | 1 | 81 | 51 | Q | 113 | 71 | q |
18 | 12 | DC2 | 50 | 32 | 2 | 82 | 52 | R | 114 | 72 | r |
19 | 13 | DC3 | 51 | 33 | 3 | 83 | 53 | S | 115 | 73 | s |
20 | 14 | DC4 | 52 | 34 | 4 | 84 | 54 | T | 116 | 74 | t |
21 | 15 | NAK | 53 | 35 | 5 | 85 | 55 | U | 117 | 75 | u |
22 | 16 | SYN | 54 | 36 | 6 | 86 | 56 | V | 118 | 76 | v |
23 | 17 | ETB | 55 | 37 | 7 | 87 | 57 | W | 119 | 77 | w |
24 | 18 | CAN | 56 | 38 | 8 | 88 | 58 | X | 120 | 78 | x |
25 | 19 | EM | 57 | 39 | 9 | 89 | 59 | Y | 121 | 79 | y |
26 | 1A | SUB | 58 | 3A | : | 90 | 5A | Z | 122 | 7A | z |
27 | 1B | ESC | 59 | 3B | ; | 91 | 5B | [ | 123 | 7B | { |
28 | 1C | FS | 60 | 3C | < | 92 | 5C | \ | 124 | 7C | | |
29 | 1D | GS | 61 | 3D | = | 93 | 5D | ] | 125 | 7D | } |
30 | 1E | RS | 62 | 3E | > | 94 | 5E | ^ | 126 | 7E | ~ |
31 | 1F | US | 63 | 3F | ? | 95 | 5F | _ | 127 | 7F | DEL |
Character classes | |
---|---|
. | any character except newline |
\w \d \s | word, digit, whitespace |
\W \D \S | not word, digit, whitespace |
[abc] | any of a, b, or c |
[^abc] | not a, b, or c |
[a-g] | character from a to g |
Anchors | |
^abc$ | start / end of the string |
\b \B | word, not-word boundary |
Escaped Characters | |
\. \* \\ | escaped special characters |
\t \n \r | tab, linefeed, carriage return |
\x1B \u001B | Character hex representation |
Groups & Lookaround | |
(abc) | capture group |
\1 | backreference to group #1 |
(?:abc) | non-capturing group |
(?=abc) | positive lookahead |
(?!abc) | negative lookahead |
Quantifiers & Alternation | |
a* a+ a? | 0 or more, 1 or more, 0 or 1 |
a{5} a{2,} | exactly five, two or more |
a{1,3} | between one & three |
a+? a{2,}? | match as few as possible |
ab|cd | match ab or cd |