# MakeStrlit ## Description Convert to string. This command converts the current unexplored bytes to a string. The set of allowed characters is specified in the [configuration file](https://github.com/HexRaysSA/ida-docs/blob/9.3/user-guide/configuration/configuration-files.md), parameter `StrlitChars`. Character '\0' is not allowed in any case. If the current assembler (Options → General → Analysis → Target assembler) does not allow characters above 0x7F, characters with high bit set are not allowed. If the anchor has been dropped, IDA will take for the string all characters between the current cursor position and the anchor. Use the anchor if the string starts a disallowed character. This command also generates a [name](https://github.com/HexRaysSA/ida-docs/blob/9.3/user-guide/disassembler/navigation/how-to-enter-an-identifier.md) for the string. In the [configuration file](https://github.com/HexRaysSA/ida-docs/blob/9.3/user-guide/configuration/configuration-files.md), you can specify the characters allowed in names (NameChars). You can change the literal string length using Array... command (action `MakeArray`). The GUI version allows you to assign a special hotkey to create Unicode strings. To do so, change the value of the StringUnicode parameter in the IDAGUI.CFG file. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.hex-rays.com/ida-actions/makestrlit.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.