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JavaScript Symbol unscopables Property

Last Updated : 12 Jul, 2025

The Symbol.unscopables property in Javascript is a well-known symbol that is used to specify an object value of whose own and inherited property names are excluded from the environment bindings. 

Syntax:

object[Symbol.unscopables]

Property attributes: This property holds an Object and it is not Writable, Enumerable and Configurable. 

Return value: Check the variable appears in the lexical scope variable. 

The below examples illustrate the Symbol.unscopables properties in JavaScript:

Example 1:In this example, we will see the output If all property are set to false. 

Output:

"FUN"
"Have"

Example 2: In this example, we will see the output If any property is set to true. 

Output:

"FUN"
Error: val is not defined

Example 3: In this example, we will see all the unscopables

Output:

[
 'copyWithin', 'entries',
 'fill', 'find',
 'findIndex', 'flat',
 'flatMap', 'includes',
 'keys', 'values'
]

Supported Browsers: The browsers are supported by JavaScript Symbol.unscopables properties are listed below:

  • Google Chrome 45
  • Edge 12 and above
  • Firefox 48 and above
  • Opera 32 and above
  • Safari 9 and above

We have a complete list of Javascript symbols, to check those please go through the Javascript Symbol Complete Reference article.

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