Remove Quotes from Character String in R Console (3 Examples)

In this R tutorial you’ll learn how to get rid of quotes when showing character strings.

Creating Example Data

x <- "LALALALALA"              # Example character string
x                              # Print character string
# "LALALALALA"

Example 1: Displaying Character String without Quotes – noquote() Function

noquote(x)                     # Using noquote function
# LALALALALA

Example 2: Displaying Character String without Quotes – quote Argument of print() Function

print(x, quote = FALSE)        # print function & quote argument
# LALALALALA

Example 3: Displaying Character String without Quotes – cat() Function

cat(x)                         # Using cat function
# LALALALALA

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