liquid/filters/first.md

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first

Returns the first item of an array.

Input

```liquid {% raw %} {% assign my_array = "apples, oranges, peaches, plums" | split: ", " %}

{{ my_array.first }} {% endraw %}

<p class="code-label">Output</p>
```text
{% assign my_array = "apples, oranges, peaches, plums" | split: ", " %}

{{ my_array.first }}

Input

```liquid {% raw %} {% assign my_array = "zebra, octopus, giraffe, tiger" | split: ", " %}

{{ my_array.first }} {% endraw %}

<p class="code-label">Output</p>
```text
{% assign my_array = "zebra, octopus, giraffe, tiger" | split: ", " %}

{{ my_array.first }}