# Interface: StringDeletion

## Table of contents

### Properties

- [length](/reference/core-api/devkit/documents/StringDeletion#length): number
- [start](/reference/core-api/devkit/documents/StringDeletion#start): number
- [type](/reference/core-api/devkit/documents/StringDeletion#type): Delete

## Properties

### length

• **length**: `number`

Number of characters to delete

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### start

• **start**: `number`

Place in the original text to start deleting characters

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### type

• **type**: [`Delete`](/reference/core-api/devkit/documents/ChangeType#delete)