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# stripZerosLeft

```ts theme={null}
function stripZerosLeft(data): string
```

Return the DataHexString | **DataHexString** result by stripping all **leading** zero bytes from `data`.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type                                               | Description        |
| :-------- | :------------------------------------------------- | :----------------- |
| `data`    | [`BytesLike`](/sdk/content/type-aliases/BytesLike) | The data to strip. |

## Returns

`string`

The stripped data.

## Source

[utils/data.ts:201](https://github.com/dominant-strategies/quais.js/blob/c1c12d43f9d34c6baad2b0542bd6d0acd6fefcbf/src/utils/data.ts#L201)