# Ltrim
Ltrim

`ltrim` removes preceding blank space from a string.

## Syntax


```
ltrim(expression)
```

## Arguments


 *expression*   
The expression must be a string. It can be the name of a field that uses the string data type, a literal value like **'12 Main Street'**, or a call to another function that outputs a string.

## Return type


String

## Example


The following example removes the preceding spaces from a string.

```
ltrim('   Seattle Store #14')
```

The following value is returned.

```
Seattle Store #14
```