# removeHead! {#removehead}

**Parent topic:**[Functions](../../Functions/category.md)

## Syntax {#syntax}

`removeHead!(obj, n)`

## Arguments {#arguments}

**obj** is a vector.

**n** is a positive integer indicating the number of elements at the beginning of the vector to be removed.

## Details {#details}

Delete the first *n* elements from a vector.

## Examples {#examples}

```
x=11..20;
x.removeHead!(3);
// output: [14,15,16,17,18,19,20]
```

