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# Handlebars String Functions

Use the Handlebars string functions to show and manipulate strings.

This section contains information about these Handlebars functions.

| Function Name                                                 | Description                                                                 |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [char](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/handlebars-for-marketing-cloud-next/references/mcn-handlebars-string-references/mcn-handlebars-reference-string-char.md)               | Returns a character when passed an ASCII character code.                    |
| [concat](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/handlebars-for-marketing-cloud-next/references/mcn-handlebars-string-references/mcn-handlebars-reference-string-concat.md)           | Concatenates strings of text.                                               |
| [indexOf](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/handlebars-for-marketing-cloud-next/references/mcn-handlebars-string-references/mcn-handlebars-reference-string-indexof.md)         | Returns the position at which a substring occurs within a string.           |
| [lowercase](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/handlebars-for-marketing-cloud-next/references/mcn-handlebars-string-references/mcn-handlebars-reference-string-lowercase.md)     | Returns the provided string using only lowercase letters.                   |
| [properCase](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/handlebars-for-marketing-cloud-next/references/mcn-handlebars-string-references/mcn-handlebars-reference-string-propercase.md)   | Returns specified string with the first letter of each word capitalized.    |
| [regExMatch](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/handlebars-for-marketing-cloud-next/references/mcn-handlebars-string-references/mcn-handlebars-reference-string-regexmatch.md)   | Searches a string for a pattern by using a regular expression.              |
| [replace](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/handlebars-for-marketing-cloud-next/references/mcn-handlebars-string-references/mcn-handlebars-reference-string-replace.md)         | Replaces every occurrence of one substring with a different substring.      |
| [stringToHex](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/handlebars-for-marketing-cloud-next/references/mcn-handlebars-string-references/mcn-handlebars-reference-string-stringtohex.md) | Converts each character in a string to its hexadecimal equivalent.          |
| [substring](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/handlebars-for-marketing-cloud-next/references/mcn-handlebars-string-references/mcn-handlebars-reference-string-substring.md)     | Returns a portion of a string, beginning at a specified character position. |
| [trim](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/handlebars-for-marketing-cloud-next/references/mcn-handlebars-string-references/mcn-handlebars-reference-string-trim.md)               | Removes white space from the beginning and end of a string.                 |
| [uppercase](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/handlebars-for-marketing-cloud-next/references/mcn-handlebars-string-references/mcn-handlebars-reference-string-uppercase.md)     | Returns the provided string using only uppercase letters.                   |