Multiplication (*)

The multiplication operator (*) produces the product of the operands.

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Syntax

Operator: x * y

Examples

Multiplication using numbers

 2 * 2      // 4
-2 * 2     // -4

Multiplication with Infinity

Infinity * 0         // NaN
Infinity * Infinity  // Infinity

Multiplication with non-numbers

'foo' * 2 // NaN

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Addition operator
• Subtraction operator
• Division operator
• Remainder operator
• Exponentiation operator
• Increment operator
• Decrement operator
• Unary negation operator
• Unary plus operator