JavaScript String at()

Get the first character of the text:

let text = "W3Schools";
let character = text.at(0);

Get the first character of the text:

let text = "W3Schools";
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 [].

string.at(index)

Parameter	Description
index	Optional. The index (position) of the character to be returned. Default is 0. -1 returns the last character.

Type	Description
A String	A single character. The character in the given position (index) in the string.

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

Get the first character of the text:

let text = "W3Schools";
let character = text.at();

Get the last character of the text:

let text = "W3Schools";
let character = text.at(-1);