es-toolkit/docs/reference/array/take.md

# take

Returns a new array containing the first `count` elements from the input array `arr`.

If `count` is greater than the length of `arr`, the entire array is returned.

## Signature

```typescript
function take<T>(arr: T[], count: number): T[];
```

### Parameters

- `arr` (`T[]`): The array to take elements from.
- `count` (`number`): The number of elements to take.

### Returns

(`T[]`): A new array containing the first `count` elements from `arr`.

## Examples

```typescript
// Returns [1, 2, 3]
take([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], 3);

// Returns ['a', 'b']
take(['a', 'b', 'c'], 2);

// Returns [1, 2, 3]
take([1, 2, 3], 5);
```