-It is used to store and manupulate text.
-Can be any text inside quotes.
-for example: var carname= “volvo xc60”
-can be written with or without decimals.
-Also can be integers etc.
-for example var x= 3,4;
var y= 3;
-Objects are containers for named values.
-for example: var person = { fname: “joe”; lname: “doe”; age: 23 };