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title: "LEFT()"
slug: "left"
updated: 2025-10-14T16:28:27Z
published: 2025-11-19T15:55:50Z
canonical: "support.tulip.co/left"
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# LEFT()

## Description

Returns a substring containing n characters starting from the left

## Available In

- **Apps**
- **Automations**
- **Analysis**

## Syntax

LEFT(text: Text, n: Integer) => Text

## Example

LEFT("abc", 2) = "ab"