# length property

The `length` property allows you to find out the length of a string. The length is the number of characters in a the string.

## Syntax

`string.length;`

## Example

Let the variable `str` store a string. Let's find its length:

`let str = 'abcde'; console.log(str.length);`

The code execution result:

`5`

## Example

The length of a string also includes spaces. Let's find the length of the string that has a space:

`let str = 'word1 word2'; console.log(str.length);`

The code execution result:

`11`

## See also

- the `padEnd` method
  that pads the current string from its end with a given string
- the `padStart` method
  that pads the current string from its start with a given string
- the `repeat` method
  that creates copies of a string

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