{"json_modified": "2016-08-27T01:53:43.731350", "uuid": "d03e62d2-1e9c-4979-b84a-c3cad9ae40d3", "title": "Handling text \u2014 strings in JavaScript", "url": "/en-US/docs/Learn/JavaScript/First_steps/Strings", "tags": ["Strings", "Quotes", "Beginner", "Guide", "JavaScript", "Join", "CodingScripting", "concatenation", "strings", "Article", "beginner"], "translations": [], "modified": "2016-08-27T01:53:43", "label": "Handling text \u2014 strings in JavaScript", "localization_tags": [], "locale": "en-US", "id": 188616, "last_edit": "2016-08-27T01:53:39", "summary": "Next we'll turn our attention to strings \u2014 this is what pieces of text are called in programming. In this article we'll look at all the common things that you really ought to know about strings when learning JavaScript, such as creating strings, escaping quotes in string, and joining them together.", "sections": [{"id": "Quick_Links", "title": null}, {"id": "The_power_of_words", "title": "The power of words"}, {"id": "Strings_\u2014_the_basics", "title": "Strings \u2014 the basics"}, {"id": "Hidden_code", "title": "Hidden code"}, {"id": "Creating_a_string", "title": "Creating a string"}, {"id": "Single_quotes_versus_double_quotes", "title": "Single quotes versus double quotes"}, {"id": "Escaping_characters_in_a_string", "title": "Escaping characters in a string"}, {"id": "Concatenating_strings", "title": "Concatenating strings"}, {"id": "Concatenation_in_context", "title": "Concatenation in context"}, {"id": "Numbers_versus_strings", "title": "Numbers versus strings"}, {"id": "Conclusion", "title": "Conclusion"}], "slug": "Learn/JavaScript/First_steps/Strings", "review_tags": []}