break Last updated: 30. May 2026

Keyword

Terminates the current for, while, or do-while loop and continues executing the code that follows the loop.

This function takes no parameters

This statement does not return a value.

Example

JS is normal JavaScript either running in the browser or on the Docly™ server.

for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
  if (i === 5) {
    break; // Stop the loop when i reaches 5
  }
  write(i + "\n");
}

The JS code above produces the output shown below: