JavaScript SyntaxError - Missing ) after argument list Last Updated : 15 Jul, 2025 Comments Improve Suggest changes Like Article Like Report This JavaScript exception missing ) after argument list occurs if there is an error in function calls. This could be a typing mistake, a missing operator, or an unescaped string. Message: SyntaxError: Expected ')' (Edge) SyntaxError: missing ) after argument list (Firefox) Error Type: SyntaxError Cause of Error: Somewhere in the code, there is an error with function calls. This could be either a typing mistake, a missing operator, or an unescaped string. Example 1: In this example, there is a missing operator in string concatenation, So the error has occurred. JavaScript let str1 = 'This is '; let str2 = 'GeeksforGeeks'; console.log(str1 str2); Output(In console): SyntaxError: missing ) after argument list Example 2: In this example, there is an unescaped string, So the error has occurred. JavaScript let str1 = 'This is '; let str2 = 'GeeksforGeeks'; console.log(str1 \str2); Output(in console): SyntaxError: missing ) after argument list Comment P PranchalKatiyar Follow Improve P PranchalKatiyar Follow Improve Article Tags : JavaScript Web Technologies JavaScript-Errors Explore JavaScript BasicsIntroduction to JavaScript4 min readVariables and Datatypes in JavaScript6 min readJavaScript Operators5 min readControl Statements in JavaScript4 min readArray & StringJavaScript Arrays7 min readJavaScript Array Methods7 min readJavaScript Strings5 min readJavaScript String Methods9 min readFunction & ObjectFunctions in JavaScript5 min readJavaScript Function Expression3 min readFunction Overloading in JavaScript4 min readObjects in JavaScript4 min readJavaScript Object Constructors4 min readOOPObject Oriented Programming in JavaScript3 min readClasses and Objects in JavaScript4 min readWhat Are Access Modifiers In JavaScript ?5 min readJavaScript Constructor Method7 min readAsynchronous JavaScriptAsynchronous JavaScript2 min readJavaScript Callbacks4 min readJavaScript Promise4 min readEvent Loop in JavaScript4 min readAsync and Await in JavaScript2 min readException HandlingJavascript Error and Exceptional Handling6 min readJavaScript Errors Throw and Try to Catch2 min readHow to create custom errors in JavaScript ?2 min readJavaScript TypeError - Invalid Array.prototype.sort argument1 min readDOMHTML DOM (Document Object Model)9 min readHow to select DOM Elements in JavaScript ?3 min readJavaScript Custom Events4 min readJavaScript addEventListener() with Examples9 min readAdvanced TopicsClosure in JavaScript4 min readJavaScript Hoisting6 min readScope of Variables in JavaScript3 min readJavaScript Higher Order Functions7 min readDebugging in JavaScript4 min read Like