String.prototype.endsWith()

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since September 2015.

The endsWith() method of String values determines whether a string ends with the characters of this string, returning true or false as appropriate.

Try it

const str1 = "Cats are the best!";

console.log(str1.endsWith("best!"));
// Expected output: true

console.log(str1.endsWith("best", 17));
// Expected output: true

const str2 = "Is this a question?";

console.log(str2.endsWith("question"));
// Expected output: false

Syntax

js
endsWith(searchString)
endsWith(searchString, endPosition)

Parameters

searchString

The characters to be searched for at the end of str. Cannot be a regex. All values that are not regexes are coerced to strings, so omitting it or passing undefined causes endsWith() to search for the string "undefined", which is rarely what you want.

endPosition Optional

The end position at which searchString is expected to be found (the index of searchString's last character plus 1). Defaults to str.length.

Return value

true if the given characters are found at the end of the string, including when searchString is an empty string; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

TypeError

Thrown if searchString is a regex.

Description

This method lets you determine whether or not a string ends with another string. This method is case-sensitive.

Examples

Using endsWith()

js
const str = "To be, or not to be, that is the question.";

console.log(str.endsWith("question.")); // true
console.log(str.endsWith("to be")); // false
console.log(str.endsWith("to be", 19)); // true

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript® 2027 Language Specification
# sec-string.prototype.endswith

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile server
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
Bun
Deno
Node.js
endsWith
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 41 (Release date: 2015-03-03)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 17 (Release date: 2012-11-20)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 28 (Release date: 2015-03-10)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 9 (Release date: 2015-09-30)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 36 (Release date: 2014-07-16)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 17 (Release date: 2012-11-20)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 24 (Release date: 2014-09-10)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 9 (Release date: 2015-09-16)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 3 (Release date: 2015-04-10)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 37 (Release date: 2014-09-03)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 9 (Release date: 2015-09-16)
footnote Full support
Bun – Full support
Bun 1 (Release date: 2023-09-08)
footnote Full support
Deno – Full support
Deno 1 (Release date: 2020-05-13)
footnote Full support
Node.js – Full support
Node.js 4 (Release date: 2015-09-08)
footnote Full support

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See also