# How to remove numbers from a string

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-numbers-from-a-string/286439>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 15, 2009, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-numbers-from-a-string/286439 "2009-04-15T14:33:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![FlexWannabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a698b9/32.png) [@FlexWannabe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FlexWannabe)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-numbers-from-a-string/286439/1 "2009-04-15T14:33:46Z")

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I’m trying to replace numbers in a person’s name, but cannot seem to get the syntax correct. Can someone help? Below is what I thought would work.

```auto
 
var name:String = "BabeRuth27";
var regEx:RegExp = new RegExp("/[0-9]/"); 
var noNumbersName:String = name.replace(regEx, "");

```