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description: "Learn more about: Text.Start"
title: "Text.Start"
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# Text.Start

## Syntax

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Text.Start(<b>text</b> as nullable text, <b>count</b> as number) as nullable text
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## About

Returns the first `count` characters of `text` as a text value.

## Example 1

Get the first 5 characters of "Hello, World".

**Usage**

```powerquery-m
Text.Start("Hello, World", 5)
```

**Output**

`"Hello"`
