JavaScript String repeat()

Examples

Create copies of a text:

let text = "Hello world!";
let result = text.repeat(2);
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let text = "Hello world!";
let result = text.repeat(4);
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Description

The repeat() method returns a string with a number of copies of a string.

The repeat() method returns a new string.

The repeat() method does not change the original string.


Syntax

string.repeat(count)

Parameters

Parameter Description
countRequired.
The number of copies.

Return Value

Type Description
A stringThe copies of the original string.

Browser Support

repeat() is an ECMAScript6 (ES6) feature.

ES6 (JavaScript 2015) is supported in all modern browsers since June 2017:

Chrome 51 Edge 15 Firefox 54 Safari 10 Opera 38
May 2016 Apr 2017 Jun 2017 Sep 2016 Jun 2016

repeat() is not supported in Internet Explorer.


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