wiki/content/20201116170538-globalthis.md

---
date: 20201116
id: 828f0c1c-f17a-40fe-9926-50b87a2551a9
title: globalThis
---

# Description

This eases yet another JavaScript pita. Replaces the different global
object names:

-   `window` (browser)
-   `global` (node)
-   `self` (web workers)

with `globalThis`.

# Syntax

``` javascript
if (typeof globalThis.alert === "function") {
  globalThis.alert("hi");
}
```