[API reference](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference) › [@evolu/common](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common) › [Bytes](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common/Bytes) › decodeString

```ts
function decodeString(buffer: Buffer): string;
```

Defined in: [packages/common/src/Bytes.ts:393](https://github.com/evoluhq/evolu/blob/ecbac001e0c18bbc45b44715f49ecc3a768c5ec9/packages/common/src/Bytes.ts#L393)

Decodes a length-prefixed UTF-8 string.