jQuery.trim()

Remove the whitespace from the beginning and end of a string.

The $.trim() function removes all newlines, spaces (including non-breaking spaces), and tabs from the beginning and end of the supplied string. If these whitespace characters occur in the middle of the string, they are preserved.

jQuery.trim( str )

version added: 1.0

str

String

The string to trim.

Examples:

Remove the white spaces at the start and at the end of the string.

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>jQuery.trim demo</title>
  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
  
<pre id="original"></pre>
<pre id="trimmed"></pre>
  
<script>
var str = "         lots of spaces before and after         ";
$( "#original" ).html( "Original String: '" + str + "'" );
$( "#trimmed" ).html( "$.trim()'ed: '" + $.trim(str) + "'" );
</script>
  
</body>
</html>

Remove the white spaces at the start and at the end of the string.

1	`$.trim(" hello, how are you? ");`

Links:

http://api.jquery.com/jquery.trim

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2025-01-10 15:47:30

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