Remove First Character of (Original) String in JavaScript

Question

I see this article but it's specific to deleting a character if it's a certain number (0, in that case).

I want to remove the first character from a string no matter what it is.

splice() and shift() won't work because they're specific to arrays:

let string = "stake";
string.splice(0, 1);
console.log(string);

let string = "stake";
string.shift();
console.log(string);

slice() gets the first character but it doesn't remove it from the original string.

let string = "stake";
string.slice(0, 2);
console.log(string);

Is there any other method out there that will remove the first element from a string?

In JavaScript, strings are immutable so you cannot remove the first character. You can however make a new string without the first character, as [abney317's answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/56468663/1115360) shows. — Andrew Morton, Jun 05 '19 at 22:08

score 24 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 05 '19 at 22:06

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let str = "stake";
str = str.substring(1);
console.log(str);

answered Jun 05 '19 at 22:06

abney317

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