---
title: Split into chunks
type: snippet
language: javascript
tags: [array]
cover: filter-coffee-pot
dateModified: 2020-11-03T21:35:12+02:00
---

Chunks an array into smaller arrays of a specified size.

- Use `Array.from()` to create a new array, that fits the number of chunks that will be produced.
- Use `Array.prototype.slice()` to map each element of the new array to a chunk the length of `size`.
- If the original array can't be split evenly, the final chunk will contain the remaining elements.

```js
const chunk = (arr, size) =>
  Array.from({ length: Math.ceil(arr.length / size) }, (v, i) =>
    arr.slice(i * size, i * size + size)
  );
```

```js
chunk([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], 2); // [[1, 2], [3, 4], [5]]
```