var str = 'tumblr_mgn6mfe9aD1rbaz5bo1_500.jpg (500x705)'; var index1 = str.indexOf('('), index2 = str.indexOf(')'); str = str.substr(index1+1, (index2-index1-1)); str = str.split('x'); alert(str); //str[0] = 500 //str[1] = 705