JavaScript · Collections, storage and utilities

Symbol

A unique, non-string property key. Use it to avoid accidental collisions.

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Syntax

Symbol("description")

Example

Try it

const id = Symbol("id");
const obj = { [id]: 1 };
console.log(typeof id, obj[id]);

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