# removeFirst
> Remove the first `n` UTF-16 code units of a string.
## Usage
```javascript
var removeFirst = require( '@stdlib/string/base/remove-first' );
```
#### removeFirst( str, n )
Removes the first `n` UTF-16 code units of a string.
```javascript
var out = removeFirst( 'last man standing', 1 );
// returns 'ast man standing'
out = removeFirst( 'Hidden Treasures', 1 );
// returns 'idden Treasures'
out = removeFirst( 'foo bar', 5 );
// returns 'ar'
out = removeFirst( 'foo bar', 10 );
// returns ''
```
## Examples
```javascript
var removeFirst = require( '@stdlib/string/base/remove-first' );
var str = removeFirst( 'presidential election', 1 );
// returns 'residential election'
str = removeFirst( 'JavaScript', 1 );
// returns 'avaScript'
str = removeFirst( 'The Last of the Mohicans', 5 );
// returns 'ast of the Mohicans'
```
[@stdlib/string/base/remove-first-code-point]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/string/tree/main/base/remove-first-code-point
[@stdlib/string/base/remove-first-grapheme-cluster]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/string/tree/main/base/remove-first-grapheme-cluster
[@stdlib/string/base/remove-last]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/string/tree/main/base/remove-last