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Type ?FunctionName in Notebook . 

(* return help string of StringLength *)

(* shortcut syntax  *)
?StringLength

(* FullForm syntax *)
Information[ "StringLength" ]
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?StringLength

(* or *)

TextForm[ ?StringLength ]
(* 
StringLength["string"] gives the number of characters in a string.
Attributes[StringLength]={Listable, Protected}
*)
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