JS Bitwise

Operator

Name

Description

&

AND

Sets each bit to 1 if both bits are 1

|

OR

Sets each bit to 1 if one of two bits is 1

^

XOR

Sets each bit to 1 if only one of two bits is 1

~

NOT

Inverts all the bits

<< 

Zero fill left shift

Shifts left by pushing zeros in from the right and let the leftmost bits fall off

>> 

Signed right shift

Shifts right by pushing copies of the leftmost bit in from the left, and let the rightmost bits fall off

>>> 

Zero fill right shift

Shifts right by pushing zeros in from the left, and let the rightmost bits fall off

Operation

Result

Same as

Result

5 & 1

1

0101 & 0001

 0001

5 | 1

5

0101 | 0001

 0101

~ 5

10

 ~0101

 1010

5 << 1

10

0101 << 1

 1010

5 ^ 1

4

0101 ^ 0001

 0100

5 >> 1

2

0101 >> 1

 0010

5 >>> 1

2

0101 >>> 1

 0010