# Grammar and types — Data types

> The latest ECMAScript standard defines eight data types Seven data types that are {{Glossary("Primitive", "primitives")}}: {{Glossary("Boolean")}}.

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The latest ECMAScript standard defines eight data types

Seven data types that are {{Glossary("Primitive", "primitives")}}: {{Glossary("Boolean")}}. true and false. {{Glossary("null")}}. A special keyword denoting a null value. (Because JavaScript is case-sensitive, null is not the same as Null, NULL, or any other variant.) {{Glossary("undefined")}}. A top-level property whose value is not defined. {{Glossary("Number")}}. An integer or floating point number. For example: 42 or 3.14159. {{Glossary("BigInt")}}. An integer with arbitrary precision. For example: 9007199254740992n. {{Glossary("String")}}. A sequence of characters that represent a text value. For example: "Howdy". Symbol. A data type whose instances are unique and immutable.

and {{Glossary("Object")}}

Although these data types are relatively few, they enable you to perform useful operations with your applications. Functions are the other fundamental elements of the language. While functions are technically a kind of object, you can think of objects as named containers for values, and functions as procedures that your script can perform.

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