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Javascript regex: test people's name

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From this questions : javascript regex : only english letters allowed

How can I make that expression test for people's name? Currently it doesn't allow spaces between names at all. I need to be able to match something like John Doe

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answered 14 Years ago mira · Accepted Answer

let result = /^[a-zA-Z ]+$/.test( 'John Doe');

console.log(result);

Throw any symbols you need in the character class. This is why I said be specific about exactly what you want to validate. This regex will not account for accented characters, if you care about that you'd most likely better go with unicode matching.