---
title: strings.HasPrefix
description: Reports whether a string begins with prefix.
categories: [functions]
keywords: []
menu:
  docs:
    parent: functions
function:
  aliases: [hasPrefix]
  returnType: bool
  signatures: [strings.HasPrefix STRING PREFIX]
relatedFunctions:
  - strings.Contains
  - strings.ContainsAny
  - strings.ContainsNonSpace
  - strings.HasPrefix
  - strings.HasSuffix
aliases: [/functions/hasprefix,/functions/strings.hasprefix]
---

```go-html-template
{{ hasPrefix "Hugo" "Hu" }} → true
```