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Create syntax doc for string delimiter
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Use string literal instead of string delimiter
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id: "string-delimiter"
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id: "string-delimiter"
id: "string-literal"

keywords: ["string", "delimiter"]
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keywords: ["string", "delimiter"]
keywords: ["string"]

name: "\"\""
summary: "This is the `string` delimiter."
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summary: "This is the `string` delimiter."
summary: "This is the `string` literal syntax."

category: "languageconstructs"
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The `string` delimiter is composed of two **double** quotes. Single quotes are reserved for the `char` type.
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The `string` delimiter is composed of two **double** quotes. Single quotes are reserved for the `char` type.
A `string` literal is composed of two **double** quotes. Single quotes are reserved for the `char` type.


### Example

<CodeTab labels={["ReScript", "JS Output"]}>

```res
let myString = "Single line " ++ "string!"
let myMultiLineString = "Multi
line
string!"
```

```js
var myString = "Single line string!";

var myMultiLineString = "Multi\n line\n string!";
```

</CodeTab>

### References

* [Strings](/docs/manual/latest/primitive-types#string)
* [Characters](/docs/manual/latest/primitive-types#char)