Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global objects/String/concat

The concat() method concatenates the string arguments to the calling string and returns a new string.

Syntax

str.concat(str2 [, ...strN])

Parameters

str2 [, ...strN]: Strings to concatenate to str.

Return value

A new string containing the combined text of the strings provided.

Description

The concat() function concatenates the string arguments to the calling string and returns a new string. Changes to the original string or the returned string don't affect the other.

If the arguments are not of the type string, they are converted to string values before concatenating.

Performance

It is strongly recommended that the assignment operators (+, +=) are used instead of the concat() method.

Examples

Using concat()

The following example combines strings into a new string.

let hello = 'Hello, '
console.log(hello.concat('Kevin', '. Have a nice day.'))
// Hello, Kevin. Have a nice day.

let greetList = ['Hello', ' ', 'Venkat', '!']
"".concat(...greetList)  // "Hello Venkat!"

"".concat({})    // [object Object]
"".concat([])    // ""
"".concat(null)  // "null"
"".concat(true)  // "true"
"".concat(4, 5)  // "45"

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript (ECMA-262)The definition of 'String.prototype.concat' in that specification.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile						Server
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	Node.js
`concat`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 4	Opera Full support 4	Safari Full support 1	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0	nodejs Full support 0.1.100

Legend

Full support: Full support