How to get 4 first characters from a full name ?

Hello,
in my database I can choose the value Last_Name; this generates the full last name of someone. In a DECODE I would only like to get the first 4 characters of the Last_Name.
How can I make this in a DECODE ?
Thanks for you help.
Anouk

I was searching for the wrong thing I guess....
Your solution works perfect; thanks!
Greetings,
Anouk

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