Math.trunc()

The Math.trunc() function returns the integer part of a number by removing any fractional digits.

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Syntax

Math.trunc(x)

Parameters

x

A number.

Return value

The integer part of the given number.

Description

Unlike the other three Math methods: Math.floor(), Math.ceil() and Math.round(), the way Math.trunc() works is very simple. It truncates (cuts off) the dot and the digits to the right of it, no matter whether the argument is a positive or negative number.

The argument passed to this method will be converted to number type implicitly.

Because trunc() is a static method of Math, you always use it as Math.trunc(), rather than as a method of a Math object you created (Math is not a constructor).

Polyfill

if (!Math.trunc) {
	Math.trunc = function(v) {
		v = +v;
		if (!isFinite(v)) return v;
		
		return (v - v % 1)   ||   (v < 0 ? -0 : v === 0 ? v : 0);
		
		// returns:
		//  0        ->  0
		// -0        -> -0
		//  0.2      ->  0
		// -0.2      -> -0
		//  0.7      ->  0
		// -0.7      -> -0
		//  Infinity ->  Infinity
		// -Infinity -> -Infinity
		//  NaN      ->  NaN
		//  null     ->  0
	};
}

or:

if (!Math.trunc) {
	Math.trunc = function (v) {
		return v < 0 ? Math.ceil(v) : Math.floor(v);
	};
}

Examples

Using Math.trunc()

Math.trunc(13.37);    // 13
Math.trunc(42.84);    // 42
Math.trunc(0.123);    //  0
Math.trunc(-0.123);   // -0
Math.trunc('-1.123'); // -1
Math.trunc(NaN);      // NaN
Math.trunc('foo');    // NaN
Math.trunc();         // NaN

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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See also

• Math.abs()
• Math.ceil()
• Math.floor()
• Math.round()
• Math.sign()