function hidedata(message, start = 4, end = 2) { var array = [...String(message)]; var message = ""; var num_start = start; var num_end = array.length - end; for (var i = 0; i < array.length; i++) { var loop_data = array[i]; if (i == num_end) { num_end--; message += loop_data } else if (i == num_start) { num_start++; message += "*"; } else { message += loop_data } } return message; } console.log(hidedata(62788628121212)) // log 6278********12 console.log(hidedata("azkagantengbanget@email.com", 2, 10) // log az***************@email.com