This template returns the first word of the first parameter. Use |1= for the first parameter if the string may contain an equals sign (=). By default, words are delimited by spaces, but the optional parameter |sep= can set the separator to any character.
One parameter (space as separator):
{{First word| string }} {{First word|1= string }} Two parameters (user-defined character as separator):
{{First word| string |sep= character }} {{First word|1= string |sep= character }} {{First word|Foo bar baz}} → Foo{{First word| Foo bar baz}} → Foo{{First word|Foo}} → Foo{{First word|Foo-bar-baz}} → Foo-bar-baz{{First word|Foo-bar-baz|sep=-}} → Foo{{First word|34,000,500|sep=,}} → 34{{First word|Hear ye, users|sep=,}} → Hear ye{{First word|1=len = a+b|sep==}} → len
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String-handling templates
By counting {{Str mid }} To return a substring specified by position and length.
{{Trunc }} To trim down to a specified number of characters.
{{Str left }} To trim down to a specified number of characters or duplicate the string to a specified number.
{{Str crop }} To crop a specified number of characters off the end.
{{Chop head and tail }} To crop a specified number of characters off the beginning and end.
{{Str right }} To trim the first specified number of characters.
{{Str rightc }} To return a number of characters from the end, returns a parameter if the string is empty.
{{Str rightmost }} To trim down to the last specified number of characters.
{{Str sub old }} To trim down to a specified number, starting at a given number from the left.
{{Str sub new }} Select a substr based on starting and ending index.
{{Str index }} Returns a given character from a string, but not accented letters.
{{Plain text }}, {{Nowiki }} Strips wikicode from a string.
By checking {{Trim }} To trim any leading or trailing whitespace
{{Str letter/trim }} To trim down to the beginning letters.
{{Str number/trim }} To trim down to the beginning numbers.
{{Trim brackets }} To trim any leading or trailing square brackets.
{{Trim quotes }} To trim leading or trailing matching quotes.
Dedicated {{Delink }} Removes wikilink brackets (wikicode).
{{Remove file prefix }} Removes "File:" (or "Image:") from filenames.
{{PAGENAMEBASE }} To trim off any parenthesis text at the end of a string (disambiguation).
{{Title disambig text }} Returns text in parentheses at the end of a string (disambiguation).
{{WikiProjectbasename }} Removes "WikiProject" from a pagename.
{{Remove unranked }} Removes the string "unranked_" from the left of a string (taxonomy).
{{Ship prefix }} Returns the length of a ship's name prefix, if listed (ship names).
{{Title year }} Returns the 4-digit year from a pagename, if any.
{{Title decade }} Returns the 4-digit decade (e.g. "1740s") from a pagename, if any.
Insertion, replacement and length
{{Strloc insert }} Inserts a string at character location strloc, or appends if strloc<=0.
{{Loop }} Repeat character string a specified number of times.
{{Replace }} Returns the string, after replacing all occurrences of a specified string with another string.
{{Str rep }} Returns the string, after replacing the first occurrence of a specified string with another string.
{{Digits }} Returns the string, after removing all characters that are not digits 0–9
{{Str len }} Returns a string's length.
{{Str ≥ len }} To check if a string is "longer or equally long" or "shorter" than a given length.
{{Str ≤ len }} To check if a string is "shorter or equally long" or "longer" than a given length.
{{Str ≠ len }} To check if a string is "not equal" or "equal" to a given length.
{{Str ≤ ≥ len }} To check if a string is "shorter", "equal", or "longer" than a given length.
Analysis and technical
{{Str endswith }} To check if a string ends with a given string.
{{Str find }}Strfind short }} Returns the numerical location of a given string in a string.
{{Str find0 }} Zero-based substring search.
{{Str sub find }} Searches a substring in a string at the given offset.
{{Str letter }} Returns the number of letters that begin a string.
{{Str number }} Returns the number of numbers that begin a string.
{{Str gtr str }} Compares two strings for alphabetical order, and returns a value accordingly.
