ass="c1">//get user name</span>
    <span class="kd">const</span> <span class="nx">username</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nb">document</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">getElementById</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">'username'</span><span class="p">).</span><span class="nx">value</span><span class="p">;</span>
    <span class="c1">//get starting letters / word</span>
    <span class="kd">const</span> <span class="nx">startFollow</span> <span class="o">=</span> <spa