Text & patterns Scalar

regexp_replace()

If string contains the regex, replaces the matching part with replacement. A set of optional regex options can be set.

Arguments & returns

2 overloads

Scalar

Overload link	`string`	`regex`	`replacement`	Returns
#01	`VARCHAR`	`VARCHAR`	`VARCHAR`	`VARCHAR`

Scalar

Overload link	`string`	`regex`	`replacement`	`options`	Returns
#02	`VARCHAR`	`VARCHAR`	`VARCHAR`	`VARCHAR`	`VARCHAR`

SELECT regexp_replace('hello', '[lo]', '-');

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Trim the edges, normalize case, and replace runs of spaces. Small functions compose into a readable cleaning step.

SELECT regexp_replace(
  lower(trim('  Summer Harvest 2026  ')),
  '\s+', '-', 'g'
) AS slug;

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REGEXP_REPLACE(subject, pattern, replacement, position, occurrence)

In DuckDB

REGEXP_REPLACE(subject, pattern, replacement)

REGEXP_REPLACE(subject, pattern)

In DuckDB

REGEXP_REPLACE(subject, pattern, '', 'g')