# [Ride v5] String
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String is a string data type.
Strings are UTF-8 (opens new window) encoded.
# Limitations
The maximum size of a String variable is 32,767 (1 character can take up to 4 bytes).
# String Functions
The built-in functions for working with strings are presented in the following articles: