JavaScript String at()
Examples
Get the first character of the text:
let text = "W3Schools";
let character = text.at(0);
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let character = text.at(0);
Get the first character of the text:
let text = "W3Schools";
let character = text[0];
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let character = text[0];
More examples below.
Description
The at() method returns an indexed character from a string.
The at() method returns the same as [].
Syntax
string.at(index)
Parameters
Parameter
Description
index
Optional.
The index (position) of the character to be returned.
Default is 0.
-1 returns the last character.
The index (position) of the character to be returned.
Default is 0.
-1 returns the last character.
Return Value
Type
Description
A String A single character.
The character in the given position (index) in the string.
The character in the given position (index) in the string.
Browser Support
JavaScript String at() is supported in all browsers since March 2022:
| Chrome 66 | Edge 79 | Firefox 61 | Safari 12 | Opera 50 |
| Jul 2021 | Jul 2021 | Jul 2021 | Mar 2022 | Aug 2021 |
More Examples
Get the first character of the text:
let text = "W3Schools";
let character = text.at();
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let character = text.at();
Get the last character of the text:
let text = "W3Schools";
let character = text.at(-1);
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let character = text.at(-1);