JavaScript Variables

By admin , 26 May, 2026

A variable is a container used to store data.

Types of Variable Declarations

JavaScript variables can be declared in 4 ways:

1. var — The Old Way

Before ES6, developers used var.

2. Automatically — The Old Way

automatically .js
			name = "My JavaScript";
console.log(name);

// Output: My JavaScript
		

In older JavaScript, variables could be created without using var, let, or const.

Before ES6, developers used var.

3. let — The Modern Way

Introduced in ES6.

4. const — The Modern Way

Introduced in ES6.

Modern JavaScript Rule

Always declare variables using:

declare.js
			const 
let
                       
		

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