Use slice() method with 0
for the start index and -2
for the end index as parameters to Remove the last 2 character from the string in JavaScript.
str.slice(0, -2);
This method return a new string containing the extracted section of the original string.
Note: Passing an end index parameter of -2
and str.length - 2
is the same.
Remove the last 2 characters from the string JavaScript
Simple example code.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<body>
<script>
const str = 'Hello io';
const res = str.slice(0, -2);
console.log(res);
console.log("Original", str)
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Alternative method
You can use substring()
method on the string to remove the last 2 characters from a string by passing it 0
for the start index and str.length - 1
for the end index as parameters.
const str = 'one two';
const res = str.substring(0, str.length - 2);
console.log(res); // one t
More examples
let str = "12345.00";
str = str.substring(0, str.length - 2);
console.log(str); //12345.
Do comment if you have any doubts or suggestions on this JS remove char code.
Note: The All JS Examples codes are tested on the Firefox browser and the Chrome browser.
OS: Windows 10
Code: HTML 5 Version