diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 55f6a5b..d0e078c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -349,12 +349,12 @@ print_r($statement->params());
 // ["\%\%hijack"];
 ```
 
-The `LikeValue` helper also supports adding wildcards before and after the
-value automatically:
+The `LikeValue` helper also supports adding wildcards value automatically:
 
 ```php
-echo like::any('John');
-// "%John%"
+echo like::any('John');  // "%John%"
+echo like::starts('Joh');  // "Joh%"
+echo like::ends('ohn');  // "%ohn"
 ```
 
 There is also a MSSQL extension that will escape character ranges:
diff --git a/src/LikeValue.php b/src/LikeValue.php
index 5aadc80..2cfdfdf 100644
--- a/src/LikeValue.php
+++ b/src/LikeValue.php
@@ -27,4 +27,22 @@ public static function any(string $value): string
         $value = static::escape($value);
         return "%$value%";
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Escape input for a LIKE condition, ends with wildcards.
+     */
+    public static function starts(string $value): string
+    {
+        $value = static::escape($value);
+        return "$value%";
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Escape input for a LIKE condition, starts with wildcards.
+     */
+    public static function ends(string $value): string
+    {
+        $value = static::escape($value);
+        return "%$value";
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/LikeValueTest.php b/tests/LikeValueTest.php
index f84efe0..b52c07e 100644
--- a/tests/LikeValueTest.php
+++ b/tests/LikeValueTest.php
@@ -22,4 +22,20 @@ public function testLikeAny()
 
         $this->assertSame($expected, LikeValue::any($input));
     }
+
+    public function testLikeStarts()
+    {
+        $input = 'a % string';
+        $expected = 'a \\% string%';
+
+        $this->assertSame($expected, LikeValue::starts($input));
+    }
+
+    public function testLikeEnds()
+    {
+        $input = 'a % string';
+        $expected = '%a \\% string';
+
+        $this->assertSame($expected, LikeValue::ends($input));
+    }
 }