# Symbol Support > Detect native [`Symbol`][mdn-symbol] support.
## Usage ```javascript var hasSymbolSupport = require( '@stdlib/assert/has-symbol-support' ); ``` #### hasSymbolSupport() Detects if a runtime environment supports ES2015 [`Symbol`][mdn-symbol]. ```javascript var bool = hasSymbolSupport(); // returns ```
## Examples ```javascript var hasSymbolSupport = require( '@stdlib/assert/has-symbol-support' ); var bool = hasSymbolSupport(); if ( bool ) { console.log( 'Environment has Symbol support.' ); } else { console.log( 'Environment lacks Symbol support.' ); } ```
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## CLI
### Usage ```text Usage: has-symbol-support [options] Options: -h, --help Print this message. -V, --version Print the package version. ```
### Examples ```bash $ has-symbol-support ```