first Modifier

Returns the first X characters of a string, where X is any positive integer, or the first item in an array.

title: 2015 Year Books Photos
array:
  - Sonic
  - Knuckles
  - Tails

{{ title | first(4) }}
{{ array | first }}

{{ Statamic::modify($title)->first(4) }}
{{ Statamic::modify($array)->first() }}

2015
Sonic