# Replace everything in a string before a certain point using regex

> To remove/replace anything in a string to a certain point, use the following regex: This will replace everything before M and including M. Stackoverflow

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To remove/replace anything in a string to a certain point, use the following regex:

```js
  var alphabet = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVEXYZ";
  var replaced = alphabet.replace(/^.+M/,'');
```

This will replace everything before `M` and including `M`.

[Stackoverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10568815/replace-all-text-before-a-certain-point)