# Debugger - symbols next to variables

**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/debugger-symbols-next-to-variables/3688
**Category:** Beginners
**Created:** [September 20, 2018, 8:46am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/debugger-symbols-next-to-variables/3688 "2018-09-20T08:46:48Z")
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### Author: ![buc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@buc](https://discourse.processing.org/u/buc)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2018, 8:46am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/debugger-symbols-next-to-variables/3688/1 "2018-09-20T08:46:48Z")

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Hi,

can anybody tell me what the symbols next to the variables mean when using the debugger?

Thanks a lot!

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### Author: ![jb4x](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/jb4x/32/789_2.png) [@jb4x](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jb4x)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2018, 11:21am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/debugger-symbols-next-to-variables/3688/2 "2018-09-20T11:21:48Z")

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Hi buc,

Can we have your code and a pic of the symbol please?

Thanks 🙂

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### Author: ![Sarah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/sarah/32/1675_2.png) [@Sarah](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Sarah)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2018, 11:58am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/debugger-symbols-next-to-variables/3688/3 "2018-09-20T11:58:29Z")

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Do you mean these symbols?  
 ![01%20PM](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/c/c25804a464eeb63ae04c1dec180777fe00cca9f5.png)

I believe it just specifies the type of the object, such as _I_ for integer, _’_ for char, _t f_ (true; false) for boolean, _f_ is float etc.