Creating strings, escaping and template literals.
✍️ 3 exercises + code challenge in this lessonA string stores text, written in single quotes, double quotes or backticks.
.length gives the number of characters.\", \', \n (new line).Backtick strings can span multiple lines and insert values with ${...}:
`Hello ${name}, you are ${age} years old`
Mastering JavaScript Strings helps you write clean and reliable JavaScript code. Follow standard conventions, test edge cases, and keep logic simple. Try running the code example below and complete the exercises to build confidence.
<pre id="out"></pre>
<script>
const log = (...a) => document.getElementById("out").textContent += a.join(" ") + "\n";
const name = "Ali";
const course = 'JavaScript';
const quote = "He said \"Hello\"";
log(name.length, "characters in", name);
log(quote);
log(`${name} is learning ${course} and has finished ${3 * 4} lessons.`);
log(`Line one
Line two`);
</script>Check what you learned in “JavaScript Strings”.
Insert the variable with a template literal.
const msg = `Hello, !`;
Which property gives the length of a string?
Given name = "Sara" and age = 25, log "Sara is 25" using a template literal.
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