validation using html5 pattern attribute for pin

I am trying to validate pin number ( 6 digits always). I am using,

[0-9]{6}

Which does the job but it makes field compulsory.

How to make 开发者_如何学Goit optional?

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^([0-9]{6})?$

^ ist string start, $ is string end, and the ()? says: My content exactly once or nothing.

However, if I read the spec correctly, and a quick test in FF4 doesn't deceive me, this might not be necessary, as long as you don't add the required attribute, too (in which case it would be an error).