Discussion: Offbeat Identifierz
Execute the code to understand the output and gain insights into using Unicode characters as identifiers in JavaScript.
Verifying the output
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let シ = "\u2663";console.log(シ);
Unicode characters as identifiers
You might be surprised that シ (which is a Japanese character called “shi”) is a valid identifier in JavaScript, and that \u2663 converts to a single character. But, in JavaScript, we can use a wide range of Unicode characters as identifiers. Surprisingly, not many developers know about this cool feature.
And that’s not all! We can also make use of ...