diff --git a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/alarmdecoder.py b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/alarmdecoder.py
index 13b51aea7..626022e36 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/alarmdecoder.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/alarmdecoder.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class AlarmDecoderAlarmPanel(alarm.AlarmControlPanel):
     @property
     def code_format(self):
         """Return one or more digits/characters."""
-        return '^\\d+$'
+        return 'Number'
 
     @property
     def state(self):
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/alarmdotcom.py b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/alarmdotcom.py
index 6b523e8b6..87e85f09d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/alarmdotcom.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/alarmdotcom.py
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ class AlarmDotCom(alarm.AlarmControlPanel):
         if self._code is None:
             return None
         elif isinstance(self._code, str) and re.search('^\\d+$', self._code):
-            return '^\\d+$'
-        return '.+'
+            return 'Number'
+        return 'Any'
 
     @property
     def state(self):
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/concord232.py b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/concord232.py
index bd3ee762c..9a65fdaff 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/concord232.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/concord232.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class Concord232Alarm(alarm.AlarmControlPanel):
     @property
     def code_format(self):
         """Return the characters if code is defined."""
-        return '^\\d+$'
+        return 'Number'
 
     @property
     def state(self):
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/envisalink.py b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/envisalink.py
index 19bbfa611..25224484c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/envisalink.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/envisalink.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class EnvisalinkAlarm(EnvisalinkDevice, alarm.AlarmControlPanel):
         """Regex for code format or None if no code is required."""
         if self._code:
             return None
-        return '^\\d+$'
+        return 'Number'
 
     @property
     def state(self):
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/ifttt.py b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/ifttt.py
index 203044f39..209c5367c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/ifttt.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/ifttt.py
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ class IFTTTAlarmPanel(alarm.AlarmControlPanel):
         if self._code is None:
             return None
         elif isinstance(self._code, str) and re.search('^\\d+$', self._code):
-            return '^\\d+$'
-        return '.+'
+            return 'Number'
+        return 'Any'
 
     def alarm_disarm(self, code=None):
         """Send disarm command."""
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/manual.py b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/manual.py
index e66251143..2f2f89b9d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/manual.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/manual.py
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ class ManualAlarm(alarm.AlarmControlPanel):
         if self._code is None:
             return None
         elif isinstance(self._code, str) and re.search('^\\d+$', self._code):
-            return '^\\d+$'
-        return '.+'
+            return 'Number'
+        return 'Any'
 
     def alarm_disarm(self, code=None):
         """Send disarm command."""
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/manual_mqtt.py b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/manual_mqtt.py
index c09105c91..895f5edd5 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/manual_mqtt.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/manual_mqtt.py
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ class ManualMQTTAlarm(alarm.AlarmControlPanel):
         if self._code is None:
             return None
         elif isinstance(self._code, str) and re.search('^\\d+$', self._code):
-            return '^\\d+$'
-        return '.+'
+            return 'Number'
+        return 'Any'
 
     def alarm_disarm(self, code=None):
         """Send disarm command."""
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/mqtt.py b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/mqtt.py
index 0298c7384..8a0dfefdc 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/mqtt.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/mqtt.py
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ class MqttAlarm(MqttAvailability, alarm.AlarmControlPanel):
         if self._code is None:
             return None
         elif isinstance(self._code, str) and re.search('^\\d+$', self._code):
-            return '^\\d+$'
-        return '.+'
+            return 'Number'
+        return 'Any'
 
     @asyncio.coroutine
     def async_alarm_disarm(self, code=None):
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/nx584.py b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/nx584.py
index 67d3725fc..ca6f1a44a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/nx584.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/nx584.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class NX584Alarm(alarm.AlarmControlPanel):
     @property
     def code_format(self):
         """Return one or more digits/characters."""
-        return '^\\d+$'
+        return 'Number'
 
     @property
     def state(self):
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/satel_integra.py b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/satel_integra.py
index 964047f91..4ac3a93ff 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/satel_integra.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/satel_integra.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class SatelIntegraAlarmPanel(alarm.AlarmControlPanel):
     @property
     def code_format(self):
         """Return the regex for code format or None if no code is required."""
-        return '^\\d{4,6}$'
+        return 'Number'
 
     @property
     def state(self):
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/simplisafe.py b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/simplisafe.py
index c08ac3c0e..b4906acba 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/simplisafe.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/simplisafe.py
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ class SimpliSafeAlarm(alarm.AlarmControlPanel):
         if self._code is None:
             return None
         elif isinstance(self._code, str) and re.search('^\\d+$', self._code):
-            return '^\\d+$'
-        return '.+'
+            return 'Number'
+        return 'Any'
 
     @property
     def state(self):
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/verisure.py b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/verisure.py
index 665133440..59bfe15fa 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/verisure.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/verisure.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class VerisureAlarm(alarm.AlarmControlPanel):
     @property
     def code_format(self):
         """Return one or more digits/characters."""
-        return '^\\d+$'
+        return 'Number'
 
     @property
     def changed_by(self):