<?php

if (preg_match('~(\d+)x(\d++)(?!-)~', "18x18", $m)) {
	echo "18x18: " . $m[1] . " - " . $m[2] . "\n";
}
if (preg_match('~\b(\d+)x(\d+)\b(?!-)~', "18x18", $m)) {
	echo "18x18: " . $m[1] . " - " . $m[2] . "\n";
}
if (preg_match('~(\d+)x(\d++)(?!-)~', "18x18-", $m)) {
	echo "18x18-: " . $m[1] . " - " . $m[2] . "\n";
}
if (preg_match('~\b(\d+)x(\d+)\b(?!-)~', "18x18-", $m)) {
	echo "18x18-: " . $m[1] . " - " . $m[2];
}