BigInt.prototype.valueOf()

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since September 2020.

The valueOf() method of BigInt values returns the wrapped primitive value of a BigInt object.

Try it

console.log(typeof Object(1n));
// Expected output: "object"

console.log(typeof Object(1n).valueOf());
// Expected output: "bigint"

Syntax

js
valueOf()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A BigInt representing the primitive value of the specified BigInt object.

Examples

Using valueOf

js
typeof Object(1n); // object
typeof Object(1n).valueOf(); // bigint

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript® 2027 Language Specification
# sec-bigint.prototype.valueof

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile server
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
Bun
Deno
Node.js
valueOf
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 67 (Release date: 2018-05-29)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 68 (Release date: 2019-07-09)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 54 (Release date: 2018-06-28)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 14 (Release date: 2020-09-16)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 67 (Release date: 2018-05-31)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 68 (Release date: 2019-07-09)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 48 (Release date: 2018-11-08)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 14 (Release date: 2020-09-16)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 9 (Release date: 2018-09-15)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 67 (Release date: 2018-05-31)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 14 (Release date: 2020-09-16)
footnote Full support
Bun – Full support
Bun 1 (Release date: 2023-09-08)
footnote Full support
Deno – Full support
Deno 1 (Release date: 2020-05-13)
footnote Full support
Node.js – Full support
Node.js 10.4 (Release date: 2018-06-06)
footnote Full support

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Full support
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See also