The **`LTRIM()` function** removes the leading space characters from a string. 

Figure 1 shows a visual representation of the `LTRIM()` function.

# Syntax
```sql
LTRIM(string)
```
# Parameter
The `LTRIM()` function takes a string as a parameter. 

# Return value
`LTRIM()` removes the leading space characters from the string sent as a parameter.  

# Code
The following example shows how to use `LTRIM()` to remove leading spaces from words. 

>To see the changes, highlight both the "Educative" strings in the output.
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SELECT "  Educative" as BeforeLtrim;
SELECT LTRIM("  Educative") as AfterLtrim;

What is LTRIM() in SQL?

Removes leading spaces from a string using LTRIM(string); essential for data formatting.