JavaScript

number checks in JavaScript

JavaScriptNumbersNumber static methodsintermediate

What this snippet does

Number.isNaN is more reliable than global isNaN — the global one coerces its argument first, causing surprises.

Expected output

true
false
false
true
true
false
true
false

Why practise typing this

Typing numbers code builds muscle memory for the symbols and indentation JavaScript uses most, which prose-based typing tests never cover. DevType measures your words per minute and accuracy on this snippet and tracks the individual characters you mistype, so later lessons can target them.

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