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JavaScript Symbol() Constructor

Last Updated : 11 Jun, 2026

The Symbol() constructor is used to create a new symbol. The Symbol() constructor returns a value of the type of symbol with static properties. Every time we call the constructor a unique symbol is created. A Symbol constructor is a primitive data type having no object or no methods which are generally used as an identifier.

Syntax:

Symbol(str)

Arguments: The only argument is an optional string that is used for debugging but not to access the symbol. It means every time we call Symbol() constructor a unique symbol is created.

Return value: The Symbol() constructor returns a value of the type of symbol. And every time a unique symbol is returned.

Example 1: Below is the example of the Symbol() constructor.


Example 2: In this example, the constructor creates a new primitive symbol const sym1 = Symbol();


Output
Symbol()

Example 3: In this example, the constructor creates a new primitive symbol with an argument const sym2 = Symbol(9);


Example 4: In this example, the constructor creates a new primitive symbol with a string argument const sym3 = Symbol("GFG");


Output
Symbol(GFG)

Example 5: In this example, we compare the return symbol with the string and return true if both are equal, otherwise, it returns false. Since the Symbol() constructor returns only a symbol, its output is false, console.log(sym3 == "GFG");.

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