Bitwise operators

Bitwise operators treat arguments as 32-bits (zeros & ones) and work on the level of their binary representation. Ex. Decimal number 9 has a binary representation of 1001. Bitwise operators perform their operations on such binary representations, but they return standard JavaScript numerical values.

Bitwise operators in JavaScript are as follows:

• & (AND)
• | (OR)
• ^ (XOR)
• ~ (NOT)
• << (Left SHIFT)
• >> (Right SHIFT)
• >>> (Zero-Fill Right SHIFT)

Visit the following resources to learn more:

• Bitwise Operators - MDN
• Bitwise Operators - JavaScript.info