# Money type

**URL:** <https://es.discourse.group/t/money-type/2148>\
**Category:** I have questions\
**Created:** [September 18, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://es.discourse.group/t/money-type/2148 "2024-09-18T23:47:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mweel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@mweel](https://es.discourse.group/u/mweel)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://es.discourse.group/t/money-type/2148/1 "2024-09-18T23:47:24Z")

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Can someone explain to me why JavaScript doesn't have a simple money type?

I am bashing around the walls with currencies in JavaScript.

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**Author:** ![ljharb](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/es.discourse.group/ljharb/32/8_2.png) [@ljharb](https://es.discourse.group/u/ljharb)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 2:44am UTC](https://es.discourse.group/t/money-type/2148/2 "2024-09-19T02:44:32Z")

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"money" isn't a universal concept - fiat currencies range in value across the globe, and cryptocurrencies are far more varied. how would you specify that?

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**Author:** ![aclaymore](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/es.discourse.group/aclaymore/32/501_2.png) [@aclaymore](https://es.discourse.group/u/aclaymore)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 5:54am UTC](https://es.discourse.group/t/money-type/2148/3 "2024-09-19T05:54:53Z")

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You may be interested in the proposal to add decimals to JavaScript: [GitHub - tc39/proposal-decimal: Built-in exact decimal numbers for JavaScript](https://github.com/tc39/proposal-decimal)