---
title: "Liquid filters: split"
description: Splits a string into an array of substrings based on a given separator.
api_name: liquid
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/filters/split
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/filters/split.md
---

# split

```oobleck
string | split: string
```

returns array of [string](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/basics#string)

Splits a string into an array of substrings based on a given separator.

```liquid
{%- assign title_words = product.handle | split: '-' -%}


{% for word in title_words -%}
  {{ word }}
{%- endfor %}
```

##### Code

```
{%- assign title_words = product.handle | split: '-' -%}

{% for word in title_words -%}
  {{ word }}
{%- endfor %}
```

##### Data

```
{
  "product": {
    "handle": "health-potion"
  }
}
```

## Output

```html
health
potion
```