diff --git a/.changeset/pink-starfishes-jog.md b/.changeset/pink-starfishes-jog.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..177ec91e70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/pink-starfishes-jog.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@udecode/slate-utils': minor
+'@udecode/plate-autoformat': minor
+---
+
+feat: Add matchByRegex option
diff --git a/apps/www/src/lib/plate/demo/plugins/autoformatIndentLists.ts b/apps/www/src/lib/plate/demo/plugins/autoformatIndentLists.ts
index 49407470c2..29f08f1a2c 100644
--- a/apps/www/src/lib/plate/demo/plugins/autoformatIndentLists.ts
+++ b/apps/www/src/lib/plate/demo/plugins/autoformatIndentLists.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export const autoformatIndentLists: AutoformatRule[] = [
       toggleIndentList(editor, {
         listStyleType: ListStyleType.Decimal,
       }),
-    match: ['1. ', '1) '],
+    match: ['^\\d+\\.$ ', '^\\d+\\)$ '],
+    matchByRegex: true,
     mode: 'block',
     type: 'list',
   },
diff --git a/apps/www/src/lib/plate/demo/plugins/autoformatLists.ts b/apps/www/src/lib/plate/demo/plugins/autoformatLists.ts
index a5fc01b040..26bd325f66 100644
--- a/apps/www/src/lib/plate/demo/plugins/autoformatLists.ts
+++ b/apps/www/src/lib/plate/demo/plugins/autoformatLists.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ export const autoformatLists: AutoformatRule[] = [
   },
   {
     format: (editor) => formatList(editor, ELEMENT_OL),
-    match: ['1. ', '1) '],
+    match: ['^\\d+\\.$ ', '^\\d+\\)$ '],
+    matchByRegex: true,
     mode: 'block',
     preFormat,
     type: ELEMENT_LI,
diff --git a/packages/autoformat/src/transforms/autoformatBlock.ts b/packages/autoformat/src/transforms/autoformatBlock.ts
index 4642d54393..731dccce9b 100644
--- a/packages/autoformat/src/transforms/autoformatBlock.ts
+++ b/packages/autoformat/src/transforms/autoformatBlock.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export const autoformatBlock = <V extends Value>(
     allowSameTypeAbove = false,
     format,
     match: _match,
+    matchByRegex = false,
     preFormat,
     text,
     trigger,
@@ -62,9 +63,14 @@ export const autoformatBlock = <V extends Value>(
 
       const textFromBlockStart = getEditorString(editor, matchRange);
 
-      if (end !== textFromBlockStart) continue;
+      const isMatched = matchByRegex
+        ? !!textFromBlockStart.match(end)
+        : end === textFromBlockStart;
+
+      if (!isMatched) continue;
     } else {
       matchRange = getRangeBefore(editor, editor.selection as Range, {
+        matchByRegex,
         matchString: end,
       });
 
diff --git a/packages/autoformat/src/types.ts b/packages/autoformat/src/types.ts
index d1933e9597..b9c5308b5f 100644
--- a/packages/autoformat/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/autoformat/src/types.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ export interface AutoformatBlockRule<
    */
   format?: (editor: E) => void;
 
+  /**
+   * If true, `match` will be interpreted as regex expression(s). Otherwise, it
+   * will be compared by string equality.
+   *
+   * @default false
+   */
+  matchByRegex?: boolean;
+
   /**
    * Function called just before `format`. Generally used to reset the selected
    * block.
diff --git a/packages/slate-utils/src/queries/getPointBeforeLocation.ts b/packages/slate-utils/src/queries/getPointBeforeLocation.ts
index 340d7a2019..384b046583 100644
--- a/packages/slate-utils/src/queries/getPointBeforeLocation.ts
+++ b/packages/slate-utils/src/queries/getPointBeforeLocation.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ export interface PointBeforeOptions extends BeforeOptions {
     beforeString: string;
   }) => boolean;
 
+  /**
+   * If true, `matchString` will be interpreted as regex expression(s).
+   * Otherwise, it will be compared by string equality.
+   *
+   * @default false
+   */
+  matchByRegex?: boolean;
+
   /** Lookup before the location for `matchString`. */
   matchString?: string | string[];
 
@@ -61,6 +69,8 @@ export const getPointBeforeLocation = <V extends Value>(
     ? castArray(options.matchString)
     : [''];
 
+  const matchByRegex = options.matchByRegex ?? false;
+
   let point: any;
 
   matchStrings.some((matchString) => {
@@ -105,8 +115,13 @@ export const getPointBeforeLocation = <V extends Value>(
 
         beforeStringToMatch = map(stack.slice(0, -1), 'text').join('');
       }
+
+      const isMatched = matchByRegex
+        ? !!matchString.match(beforeStringToMatch)
+        : beforeStringToMatch === matchString;
+
       if (
-        matchString === beforeStringToMatch ||
+        isMatched ||
         options.match?.({ at, beforePoint, beforeString: beforeStringToMatch })
       ) {
         if (options.afterMatch) {
diff --git a/templates/plate-playground-template/src/lib/plate/autoformatIndentLists.ts b/templates/plate-playground-template/src/lib/plate/autoformatIndentLists.ts
index 9d5aa0676d..9f11c15f55 100644
--- a/templates/plate-playground-template/src/lib/plate/autoformatIndentLists.ts
+++ b/templates/plate-playground-template/src/lib/plate/autoformatIndentLists.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import { AutoformatRule } from '@udecode/plate-autoformat';
 import { ListStyleType, toggleIndentList } from '@udecode/plate-indent-list';
 
+
+
+
+
 export const autoformatIndentLists: AutoformatRule[] = [
   {
     mode: 'block',
@@ -15,10 +19,11 @@ export const autoformatIndentLists: AutoformatRule[] = [
   {
     mode: 'block',
     type: 'list',
-    match: ['1. ', '1) '],
+    match: ['^\\d+\\.$ ', '^\\d+\\)$ '],
+    matchByRegex: true,
     format: (editor) =>
       toggleIndentList(editor, {
         listStyleType: ListStyleType.Decimal,
       }),
   },
-];
+];
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diff --git a/templates/plate-playground-template/src/lib/plate/autoformatLists.ts b/templates/plate-playground-template/src/lib/plate/autoformatLists.ts
index 82891ba59e..736bf1e318 100644
--- a/templates/plate-playground-template/src/lib/plate/autoformatLists.ts
+++ b/templates/plate-playground-template/src/lib/plate/autoformatLists.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 import { AutoformatRule } from '@udecode/plate-autoformat';
 import { isBlock, setNodes } from '@udecode/plate-common';
-import {
-  ELEMENT_LI,
-  ELEMENT_OL,
-  ELEMENT_TODO_LI,
-  ELEMENT_UL,
-  TTodoListItemElement,
-} from '@udecode/plate-list';
+import { ELEMENT_LI, ELEMENT_OL, ELEMENT_TODO_LI, ELEMENT_UL, TTodoListItemElement } from '@udecode/plate-list';
+
+
 
 import { formatList, preFormat } from '@/lib/plate/autoformatUtils';
 
+
+
+
+
 export const autoformatLists: AutoformatRule[] = [
   {
     mode: 'block',
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ export const autoformatLists: AutoformatRule[] = [
   {
     mode: 'block',
     type: ELEMENT_LI,
-    match: ['1. ', '1) '],
+    match: ['^\\d+\\.$ ', '^\\d+\\)$ '],
+    matchByRegex: true,
     preFormat,
     format: (editor) => formatList(editor, ELEMENT_OL),
   },
@@ -43,4 +44,4 @@ export const autoformatLists: AutoformatRule[] = [
         }
       ),
   },
-];
+];
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