string_chop = function(str, size){ if (str == null) return []; str = String(str); size = ~~size; return size > 0 ? str.match(new RegExp('.{1,' + size + '}', 'g')) : [str]; } console.log(string_chop('w3resource')); console.log(string_chop('w3resource',2)); console.log(string_chop('w3resource',3));