# Does Regex.replace support named captures?

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/does-regex-replace-support-named-captures/60718>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** syntax, regex\
**Created:** [January 2, 2024, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/does-regex-replace-support-named-captures/60718 "2024-01-02T10:56:07Z")\
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I don’t think such replacements is supported. You can see the source [here](https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.16.0/lib/elixir/lib/regex.ex#L740). It explicitly matches an integer after `\\g{`.

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