String.prototype.trim()

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

The trim() method of String values removes whitespace from both ends of this string and returns a new string, without modifying the original string.

To return a new string with whitespace trimmed from just one end, use trimStart() or trimEnd().

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Syntax

js
trim()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A new string representing str stripped of whitespace from both its beginning and end. Whitespace is defined as white space characters plus line terminators.

If neither the beginning or end of str has any whitespace, a new string is still returned (essentially a copy of str).

Examples

Using trim()

The following example trims whitespace from both ends of str.

js
const str = "   foo  ";
console.log(str.trim()); // 'foo'

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript Language Specification
# sec-string.prototype.trim

Browser compatibility

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Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
Deno
Node.js
trim

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