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---
title: Math.fround()
short-title: fround()
slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Math/fround
page-type: javascript-static-method
browser-compat: javascript.builtins.Math.fround
sidebar: jsref
---
The **`Math.fround()`** static method returns the nearest [32-bit single precision](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-precision_floating-point_format) float representation of a number.
{{InteractiveExample("JavaScript Demo: Math.fround()")}}
```js interactive-example
console.log(Math.fround(5.5));
// Expected output: 5.5
console.log(Math.fround(5.05));
// Expected output: 5.050000190734863
console.log(Math.fround(5));
// Expected output: 5
console.log(Math.fround(-5.05));
// Expected output: -5.050000190734863
```
## Syntax
```js-nolint
Math.fround(doubleFloat)
```
### Parameters
- `doubleFloat`
- : A number.
### Return value
The nearest [32-bit single precision](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-precision_floating-point_format) float representation of `doubleFloat`.
## Description
JavaScript uses 64-bit double floating-point numbers internally, which offer a very high precision. However, sometimes you may be working with 32-bit floating-point numbers, for example if you are reading values from a {{jsxref("Float32Array")}}. This can create confusion: checking a 64-bit float and a 32-bit float for equality may fail even though the numbers are seemingly identical.
To solve this, `Math.fround()` can be used to cast the 64-bit float to a 32-bit float. Internally, JavaScript continues to treat the number as a 64-bit float, it just performs a "round to even" on the 23rd bit of the mantissa, and sets all following mantissa bits to `0`. If the number is outside the range of a 32-bit float, {{jsxref("Infinity")}} or `-Infinity` is returned.
Because `fround()` is a static method of `Math`, you always use it as `Math.fround()`, rather than as a method of a `Math` object you created (`Math` is not a constructor).
## Examples
### Using Math.fround()
The number 1.5 can be precisely represented in the binary numeral system, and is identical in 32-bit and 64-bit:
```js
Math.fround(1.5); // 1.5
Math.fround(1.5) === 1.5; // true
```
However, the number 1.337 cannot be precisely represented in the binary numeral system, so it differs in 32-bit and 64-bit:
```js
Math.fround(1.337); // 1.3370000123977661
Math.fround(1.337) === 1.337; // false
```
<math><semantics><msup><mn>2</mn><mn>150</mn></msup><annotation encoding="TeX">2^150</annotation></semantics></math> is too big for a 32-bit float, so `Infinity` is returned:
```js
2 ** 150; // 1.42724769270596e+45
Math.fround(2 ** 150); // Infinity
```
## Specifications
{{Specifications}}
## Browser compatibility
{{Compat}}
## See also
- [Polyfill of `Math.fround` in `core-js`](https://github.com/zloirock/core-js#ecmascript-math)
- [es-shims polyfill of `Math.fround`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/math.fround)
- {{jsxref("Math.round()")}}
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