# jQuery.trim()

Categories: Utilities

## jQuery.trim( str ) Returns: String

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

- #### version added: 1.0jQuery.trim( str )

  strThe string to trim.

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.

### Examples:

#### Example: Remove the two white spaces at the start and at the end of the string.

    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html>
    <head>
      <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.7rc2.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>

#### Demo:

#### Example: Remove the two white spaces at the start and at the end of the string.

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

#### Result:

    "hello, how are you?"