# Kan geen regex voor bekeken woorden invoeren om telefoonnummers te vangen

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-enter-watched-words-regex-to-catch-phone-numbers/366534
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** regex, watched-words
**Created:** [17 mei 2025 om 06:12 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-enter-watched-words-regex-to-catch-phone-numbers/366534 "2025-05-17T06:12:31Z")
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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [17 mei 2025 om 06:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-enter-watched-words-regex-to-catch-phone-numbers/366534/3 "2025-05-17T06:49:27Z")

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I think it’s picking up on the pipes `|` when the regex is copy-pasted in. I think if you type it in manually it may ignore them as separators and allow you to do it as one entry. 🤞

**ETA:** From a quick test, this seems promising. 👍

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