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JavaScript Introduction to Programming Basics Variables

Mike Zhu
Mike Zhu
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Posted by Mike Zhu
Mike Zhu
1,840 Points

How to find the console in my browser?

I am using Safari and chrome. I really want to know how I can find the console. Thanks!

7 Answers

Nure México
Nure México
25,840 Points
Nure México
Nure México
25,840 Points

Open Web inspector (alt+command+"i" on Mac) and select Console option. It works on Safari and Chrome.

srikanth ssc
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srikanth ssc
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srikanth ssc
srikanth ssc
Courses Plus Student 385 Points

Hi Mike Zhu

To open console in Chrome press Control+Shift+j and for firefox Control+Shift+K

Lexis Hamilton
Lexis Hamilton
10,181 Points
Lexis Hamilton
Lexis Hamilton
10,181 Points

Additionally, you can right click in Chrome and select "Inspect Element" and a developer tool pane will open in the window. You can select "console" from among them and use that to debug and test code.

Ian Conery
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Ian Conery
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Ian Conery
Ian Conery
Courses Plus Student 7,308 Points

Hit cmd option j in chrome, that will bring up the javascript console. If you want the dev tools console hit cmd option i. As for Safari try cmd option i

Chhavy Mahoney
Chhavy Mahoney
2,649 Points
Chhavy Mahoney
Chhavy Mahoney
2,649 Points

Press ctrl+shift+j for Chrome

Chhavy Mahoney
Chhavy Mahoney
2,649 Points
Chhavy Mahoney
Chhavy Mahoney
2,649 Points

Press ctrl+shift+j for Chrome

Corey Beckmann
Corey Beckmann
1,856 Points
Corey Beckmann
Corey Beckmann
1,856 Points

Additionally, if you didn't want a keyboard shortcut, in Chrome 41, you can click the three bars on the top right corner of the browser window > More Tools > Developer Tools or JavaScript Console.