## characters(self, start_index, length) {#int-int}

Returns a Characters object that represents a range of characters within the cell text.


### Returns 


Characters object.


```python

def characters(self, start_index, length):
    ...
```


| Parameter | Type | Description |
| :- | :- | :- |
| start_index | int | The index of the start of the character. |
| length | int | The number of characters. |
### Remarks

This method only works on cell with string value.
### Example 


```python
from aspose.cells import Workbook
from aspose.pydrawing import Color

excel = Workbook()
cells = excel.worksheets[0].cells
cells.get("A1").put_value("Helloworld")
cells.get("A1").characters(5, 5).font.is_bold = True
cells.get("A1").characters(5, 5).font.color = Color.blue

```



### See Also
* module [`aspose.cells`](../../)
* class [`Cell`](/cells/python-net/aspose.cells/cell)
* class [`FontSetting`](/cells/python-net/aspose.cells/fontsetting)