diff --git a/packages/stdlib/src/arrays/first/index.test.ts b/packages/stdlib/src/arrays/first/index.test.ts
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+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { first } from '.';
+
+describe('first', () => {
+  it('return the first element of a non-empty array', () => {
+    expect(first([1, 2, 3])).toBe(1);
+    expect(first(['a', 'b', 'c'])).toBe('a');
+  });
+
+  it('return undefined for an empty array without a default value', () => {
+    expect(first([])).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('return the default value for an empty array with a default value', () => {
+    expect(first([], 42)).toBe(42);
+    expect(first([], 'default')).toBe('default');
+  });
+
+  it('return the first element even if a default value is provided', () => {
+    expect(first([1, 2, 3], 42)).toBe(1);
+    expect(first(['a', 'b', 'c'], 'default')).toBe('a');
+  });
+});
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diff --git a/packages/stdlib/src/arrays/first/index.ts b/packages/stdlib/src/arrays/first/index.ts
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+/**
+ * @name first
+ * @category Arrays
+ * @description Returns the first element of an array
+ * 
+ * @param {Value[]} arr The array to get the first element from
+ * @param {Value} [defaultValue] The default value to return if the array is empty
+ * @returns {Value | undefined} The first element of the array, or the default value if the array is empty
+ * 
+ * @example
+ * first([1, 2, 3]); // => 1
+ * 
+ * @example
+ * first([]); // => undefined
+ * 
+ * @since 0.0.3
+ */
+export function first<Value>(arr: Value[], defaultValue?: Value) {
+    return arr[0] ?? defaultValue;
+}
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