Initials generator

Last modified: April 3, 2025

The Initials generator creates the initials of a person based on their full name or a provided set of names. Initials usually consists of the first letter of each given name (first name, middle name) and sometimes the last name (surname). These are often used as shorthand to represent a person’s full name in a compact form.

Generator properties

The table provides key details about the generator, including the short name, sample of the generated data, the supported data types, and whether it is specific to a particular country.

Short name	Example of generated data	Data type matching	Country-specific
Initials	Z, C, B, G, …Z., C, JR, B, …	character varyingcharactertext	Default

Matching rules

The generator can be assigned to a column whose name is ‘Initials’, regardless of the table name.

Configure additional options

The generator produces data based on a regular expression. Since it is built on the RegExp generator, see Regular Expression generator to customize settings and understand the correct usage of syntax.