String.prototype.toUpperCase()
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
ThetoUpperCase() method ofString values returns this string converted to uppercase.
Try it
const sentence = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.";console.log(sentence.toUpperCase());// Expected output: "THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG."Syntax
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toUpperCase()Parameters
None.
Return value
A new string representing the calling string converted to upper case.
Description
ThetoUpperCase() method returns the value of the string converted touppercase. This method does not affect the value of the string itself since JavaScriptstrings are immutable.
Examples
Basic usage
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console.log("alphabet".toUpperCase()); // 'ALPHABET'Conversion of non-stringthis values to strings
This method will convert any non-string value to a string, when you set itsthis to a value that is not a string:
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const a = String.prototype.toUpperCase.call({ toString() { return "abcdef"; },});const b = String.prototype.toUpperCase.call(true);// prints out 'ABCDEF TRUE'.console.log(a, b);Specifications
| Specification |
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| ECMAScript® 2026 Language Specification # sec-string.prototype.touppercase |