Essentials
Operators
Learn about operators in JavaScript.
Arithmetic Operators
Addition +
let x = 5;
let y = 2;
let z = x + y;
console.log(z);
7 // 5 + 2
Subtraction -
let x = 5;
let y = 2;
let z = x - y;
console.log(z);
3 // 5 - 2
Multiplication *
let x = 4;
let y = 2;
let z = x * y;
console.log(z);
8 // 4 * 2
Division /
let x = 4;
let y = 2;
let z = x / y;
console.log(z);
2 // 4 / 2
Exponentiation **
let x = 8;
let y = 2;
let z = x ** y;
console.log(z);
64 // 8 ** 2
Modulus %
let x = 100;
let y = 50;
let z = x % y;
console.log(z);
0 // 100 / 50 = 2 + 0