How to Use print in Ruby: Syntax and Examples

In Ruby, you use print to display text or variables on the screen without adding a new line at the end. Just write print 'your text' and it will show the text exactly as given.

Syntax

The print method outputs text or values to the screen without adding a newline at the end. You can pass strings, numbers, or variables inside parentheses or without them.

• print 'text': prints the text as is
• print(variable): prints the value of a variable

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print 'Hello, world!'

Output

Hello, world!

Example

This example shows how print outputs text and variables without moving to a new line, so multiple prints appear on the same line.

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print 'Hello, '
print 'Ruby!'
print 123

Output

Hello, Ruby!123

Common Pitfalls

A common mistake is expecting print to add a newline after output. Unlike puts, print does not add a line break, so outputs run together unless you add it manually.

Also, forgetting quotes around strings causes errors.

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print 'Hello'
print 'World'

# Correct way to add newline manually:
print "Hello\n"
print "World\n"

Output

HelloWorld
Hello
World

Quick Reference

• print: outputs text without newline
• puts: outputs text with newline
• Use \n inside strings to add newlines manually with print

Key Takeaways

Use print to display text without adding a newline.

Remember print keeps output on the same line unless you add \n.

Always put strings inside quotes when using print.

Use puts if you want to add a newline automatically.

You can print variables or expressions directly with print.