# Grammar and types — Integer literals

> Integer and {{jsxref("BigInt")}} literals can be written in decimal (base 10), hexadecimal (base 16), octal (base 8) and binary (base 2).

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Integer and {{jsxref("BigInt")}} literals can be written in decimal (base 10), hexadecimal (base 16), octal (base 8) and binary (base 2).

A _decimal_ integer literal is a sequence of digits without a leading 0 (zero). A leading 0 (zero) on an integer literal, or a leading 0o (or 0O) indicates it is in _octal_. Octal integer literals can include only the digits 0 – 7. A leading 0x (or 0X) indicates a _hexadecimal_ integer literal. Hexadecimal integers can include digits (0 – 9) and the letters a – f and A – F. (The case of a character does not change its value. Therefore: 0xa = 0xA = 10 and 0xf = 0xF = 15.) A leading 0b (or 0B) indicates a _binary_ integer literal. Binary integer literals can only include the digits 0 and 1. A trailing n suffix on an integer literal indicates a {{jsxref("BigInt")}} literal. The {{jsxref("BigInt")}} literal can use any of the above bases. Note that leading-zero octal syntax like 0123n is not allowed, but 0o123n is fine.

Some examples of integer literals are

For more information, see Numeric literals in the Lexical grammar reference.

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