# 
## Overview
In Swift, the **`first`** property is used to return the first character of a string.
## Syntax
```ruby
string.first
```
## Return Value
This property returns the first character of a string.
## Example

// create strings
let name = "Theodore"
let greetings = "Welcome to Edpresso!"

// print first characters of strings.
print(name.first!)
print(greetings.first!)

## Explanation
* **Line 2 and 3**: We create two string values.
* **Line 6 and 7**: We used the `first` property to get the first characters of the strings. Next, we print the values to the console.

How to get the first letter of a string in Swift 

Retrieve the first character of a string in Swift using the `first` property.