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---
title: cloneRegExp
tags: type,string,regexp,intermediate
---
Clones a regular expression.
- Use `new RegExp()`, `RegExp.source` and `RegExp.flags` to clone the given regular expression.
```js
const cloneRegExp = regExp => new RegExp(regExp.source, regExp.flags);
```
```js
const regExp = /lorem ipsum/gi;
const regExp2 = cloneRegExp(regExp); // regExp !== regExp2
```