The **`length`** property returns the number of characters in a string. The functionality of `length` is shown in the illustration below:

# Syntax
The `length` property is declared as follows:

# Parameters 
The `length` property does not take any parameters. 

# Return value
The `length` property returns the length of the string as an `integer` number. If the string is empty, zero is returned. 

# Examples
The following code shows the use of the `length` property in JavaScript:

//Example 1
str = "Hello";
console.log(str.length); 

//Example 2
str2 = "";
console.log(str2.length);


What is the length property in JavaScript?

Returns the number of characters in a string as an integer. For empty strings, it returns zero.