The main function: String.prototype.removeCharAt = function(ind){ var string_one = this.slice(0, ind); var string_two = this.slice(ind + 1, this.length); var final_string = string_one.concat(string_two); return final_string; } Usage: var string = "This is a statement"; var cutoff = string.removeCharAt(2); // returns "Tis is a statement" var cutoff_2 = string.removeCharAt(5); // returns "This i a statement"