# slice - Liquid Filter Reference

Source: https://support.storeconnect.com/articles/slice-filter-reference · Last modified 21 August 2026

## Description

Returns a substring of one character or series of list items beginning at the index specified by the first argument. An optional second argument specifies the length of the substring or number of list items to be returned.

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| **Return Type** | any |
| **Category** | general |

## Examples


```liquid

{{ "Earthquake" | slice: 0 }}
```


**Output:** `E`


```liquid

{{ "Earthquake" | slice: 2 }}
```


**Output:** `r`


```liquid

{{ "Earthquake" | slice: 2, 5 }}
```


**Output:** `rthqu`

Here the input value is an list


```liquid

{{ an_list | slice: 1, 2 }}
```


**Output:** `waterair`

If the first argument is a negative number, the indices are counted from the end of the string


```liquid

{{ "Earthquake" | slice: -3, 2 }}
```


**Output:** `ak`

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