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## Overview
A **string** is simply used to store text. A string is always written in single quotation (`''`) marks or double quotation marks(`""`). For example, `'Hello world'`, `"Hello World"`, etc.
> Note: A string of the same characters inserted in a single quotation mark is the same as when it is inserted in a double quotation mark. For example, the `"Hello World"` string is the same as `'Hello world'`.
## Code


# the string variables below are both the same
"Hello World"
'Hello World'

## How to assign a string to a variable
In the R language, we can use the **`<-`** operator to assign a string to a variable. The operator comes in between the variable and the string.
### Code
 

# assigning strings to variables
string1 <- 'Hello World' 
string2 <- 'Hope you are good?'

# to print the variables
string1
string2

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## How to create a multiline string

Multiline strings are a simple way to split a long string into different lines in your code. We use the **`cat()`** function to create multiline strings in R. To use the `cat()` function, all we need to do is pass the multiline string variable as a parameter.
### Code


# a multiline string variable
string1 = 'In the land of myth and in times of magic, 
the destiny of a great kingdom
rests on the shoulders of a young man,
his name, 
Merlin.'

# using the cat() function to create the multiline string
cat(string1)


> Note: If we don't use the `cat()` function, R will add a `\n` at the end of each line break. This is because `\n` is an escape character and `n` means a new line.
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### Code


# a multiline string variables
string1 = 'In the land of myth and in times of magic, 
the destiny of a great kingdom
rests on the shoulders of a young man,
his name, 
Merlin.'

# without using the cat() function 
string1


How to use string literals in R

To assign strings in R, use <- with single or double quotes; use cat() for multiline strings.