Number.NaN

The Number.NaN static data property represents Not-A-Number, which is equivalent to NaN. For more information about the behaviors of NaN, see the description for the global property.

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Value

The number value NaN.

Property attributes of Number.NaN
Writable no
Enumerable no
Configurable no

Description

Because NaN is a static property of Number, you always use it as Number.NaN, rather than as a property of a number value.

Examples

Checking whether values are numeric

js
function sanitize(x) {
  if (isNaN(x)) {
    return Number.NaN;
  }
  return x;
}

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript Language Specification
# sec-number.nan

Browser compatibility

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Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
Deno
Node.js
NaN

See also