# Left

### **Description**‌

The Left function returns the first *count* characters of the string.

### **Syntax**

‌The syntax for the Left function is:

`Left(input, count)`

#### ‌**Parameters**

‌input - the string from which the characters are returned.

count - the number of characters returned. Count cannot be negative.

### ‌**Returns**

‌The Left function returns a string. If input is empty, the Left function will return an empty string.‌  

### **Example**‌

Let's look at some Left function examples and explore how to use the Left function.‌

```
Left("hello world", 2)
Result: he

Left("hello world", 7)
Result: hello w
```


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