wiki/content/20201112102537-javascript_string_to_array_conversion.md

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date: 2020-11-12
id: 0efc7236-a6cb-402f-91f6-f05f038a4aa2
title: JavaScript String To Array Conversion
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# Description

Strings can be [converted](20200613170756-javascript_type_conversion)
into [arrays](20200826201029-arrays) with the
[spread](20201014094144-spread) operator:

# Syntax

``` javascript
const chars = [..."abc"];
console.log(chars); // Array(3) [ "a", "b", "c" ]
```