using System.Text.RegularExpressions; Regex r; Match m; r = new Regex(@"<(?<1>[^>]*)>", //regullar expression for catching: < AnyCharUntill > RegexOptions.Singleline | RegexOptions.IgnoreCase/*|RegexOptions.Compiled|*/); for (m = r.Match(input); m.Success; m = m.NextMatch()) //input is the string in which to search. { input = input.Replace(m.Groups[0].ToString(), ""); //m.Groups[0] will reference the entire regular expression meaning "" //m.Groups[0] will refrence backreference 1: "exampletag exampletext" } regards, Mircea Many people spend their life going to sleep when they’re not sleepy and waking up while they still are.