Syntax & Symbols
How It Works
NoShift.js uses ^ (caret) as a prefix to represent shifted symbols. The mapping is based on a Japanese JIS keyboard layout.
Symbol Map
This symbol mapping is based on the NoShift.js developer's keyboard (JIS layout).
| Shifted Key | NoShift.js |
|---|---|
! | ^1 |
" | ^2 |
| Capitalize | ^3 |
$ | ^4 |
% | ^5 |
& | ^6 |
' | ^7 |
( | ^8 |
) | ^9 |
| ^ (Caret/XOR) | ^0 |
= | ^- |
| Shifted Key | NoShift.js |
|---|---|
~ | ^^ |
| | ^\ |
` | ^@ |
{ | ^[ |
} | ^] |
+ | ^; |
* | ^: |
< | ^, |
> | ^. |
? | ^/ |
Template expression: ^4^[ → ${
Capitalize Modifier
^3 capitalizes the next character. Useful for class names, constants, etc.:
class ^3animal ^[
constructor^8name^9 ^[
this.name ^- name;
^]
^]Compiles to:
class Animal {
constructor(name) {
this.name = name;
}
}Comments
Line comments use // as usual. Block comments use /^: to open and ^:/ to close:
// line comment
/^: block comment ^:/
/^:
multi-line
block comment
^:/Compiles to:
// line comment
/* block comment */
/*
multi-line
block comment
*/Escaping in Strings
Inside string literals (^2...^2, ^7...^7, ^@...^@), ^ sequences are not converted to shifted symbols. This allows you to include literal ^ characters:
^2^5^2
^7^5^7
^@^5^@Compiles to:
"^5"
'^5'
`^5`Template Literals
Template literals use ^@ (backtick) and template expressions use ^4^[ (${) to start and ^] (}) to end:
^@^5^4^[^2Hello World!^2^]^@Compiles to:
`^5${"Hello World!"}`Bitwise & Shift Operations
JavaScript's bitwise operators work in NoShift.js using existing ^ sequences. The XOR operator (^) uses ^0 since the caret character is the NoShift.js prefix:
// XOR: ^0 --> ^
const a ^- 5 ^0 3;
// XOR assignment: ^0^- --> ^=
let b ^- 7;
b ^0^- 3;
// AND: ^6, OR: ^\, NOT: ^^
const c ^- 5 ^6 3;
const d ^- 5 ^\ 3;
const e ^- ^^5;
// Left shift: ^,^, Right shift: ^.^.
const f ^- 1 ^,^, 3;
const g ^- 8 ^.^. 1;
const h ^- -1 ^.^.^. 0;Compiles to:
// XOR: ^0 --> ^
const a = 5 ^ 3;
// XOR assignment: ^0^- --> ^=
let b = 7;
b ^= 3;
// AND: ^6, OR: ^\, NOT: ^^
const c = 5 & 3;
const d = 5 | 3;
const e = ~5;
// Left shift: ^,^, Right shift: ^.^.
const f = 1 << 3;
const g = 8 >> 1;
const h = -1 >>> 0;Hello World
Input:
console.log^8^2^3hello ^3world!^2^9;Output:
console.log("Hello World!");