@stdlib/string/base/remove-first-grapheme-cluster/README.md

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# removeFirstGraphemeCluster

> Remove the first `n` grapheme clusters (i.e., user-perceived characters) of a string.

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## Usage

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```javascript
var removeFirstGraphemeCluster = require( '@stdlib/string/base/remove-first-grapheme-cluster' );
```

#### removeFirstGraphemeCluster( str, n )

Removes the first `n` grapheme clusters (i.e., user-perceived characters) of a string.

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```javascript
var out = removeFirstGraphemeCluster( 'last man standing', 1 );
// returns 'ast man standing'

out = removeFirstGraphemeCluster( 'Hidden Treasures', 1 );
// returns 'idden Treasures'

out = removeFirstGraphemeCluster( 'foo bar', 5 );
// returns 'ar'

out = removeFirstGraphemeCluster( 'foo bar', 10 );
// returns ''
```

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## Examples

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```javascript
var removeFirstGraphemeCluster = require( '@stdlib/string/base/remove-first-grapheme-cluster' );

var str = removeFirstGraphemeCluster( 'presidential election', 1 );
// returns 'residential election'

str = removeFirstGraphemeCluster( 'JavaScript', 1 );
// returns 'avaScript'

str = removeFirstGraphemeCluster( 'The Last of the Mohicans', 5 );
// returns 'ast of the Mohicans'

str = removeFirstGraphemeCluster( '🐶🐮🐷🐰🐸', 2 );
// returns '🐷🐰🐸'

str = removeFirstGraphemeCluster( '🐶🐮🐷🐰🐸', 10 );
// returns ''
```

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