[discrete]
[[esql-ltrim]]
=== `LTRIM`
Removes leading whitespaces from strings.

[source.merge.styled,esql]
----
include::{esql-specs}/string.csv-spec[tag=ltrim]
----
[%header.monospaced.styled,format=dsv,separator=|]
|===
include::{esql-specs}/string.csv-spec[tag=ltrim-result]
|===