About r/javascript
In its own words:
Chat about javascript and javascript related projects. Yes, typescript counts. Please keep self promotion to a minimum/reasonable level.
Community guide
Looking for r/javascript? This #455 community (about 2.5 million) is chat about javascript and javascript related projects. Yes, typescript counts. Please keep self promotion to a minimum/reasonable level. Collected rules highlight Excessive Self-Promotion; Where's the Javascript?; and /r/JavaScript is not a support forum, among 7 listed. Activity mix in sample: link:44, text:43. Busy sample (~11.5 ppd across 87 posts).
Community focus
Chat about javascript and javascript related projects. Yes, typescript counts. Please keep self promotion to a minimum/reasonable level. Compared with adjacent topical subs, keep content inside this sub’s own boundaries.
Rules that shape posts
From the collected list: Excessive Self-Promotion; Where's the Javascript?; /r/JavaScript is not a support forum; Java !== Javascript. When a rule title is terse, assume the live wiki/sidebar has the detail.
Before you post
Check flair, spoiler, and self-promo norms. Busy sample (~11.5 ppd across 87 posts). Submission setting notes: Submission type is open (text or link)..
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jan 25, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 530 subscribers (+0.02%). It sits just behind r/AskUK (#454) and ahead of r/theydidthemath (#456) in our ranking.
What sets r/javascript apart
People mostly look and upvote here rather than comment — about 5.1 comments per post, against 13.6 for a typical large subreddit.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/javascript climbed from 2,451,704 to 2,455,577 subscribers (+3.9K, +0.16%). That is about 88 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/javascript talks about
Looking at the titles of 87 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “built”, “askjs”, “framework”, “react” and “server”. Other frequent themes are browser, open-source, web, dom, node and agents. Recurring phrases include “react vue”, “built avenx”, “reactivity framework” and “npm packages”. By format, 51% are links and 49% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: AskJS (7), Subreddit Stats (1), Showoff Saturday (1).
Activity and best time to post
r/javascript gets about 12 new posts a day. The public archive holds 180,154 posts and 915,410 comments in total, about 5.1 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Monday (16 posts) and the quietest was Thursday (7). Posting peaks around 19:00 UTC and is lowest around 03:00 UTC.
Rules of r/javascript
The moderators of r/javascript list 7 rules. In short:
- Excessive Self-Promotion
- Where's the Javascript?
- /r/JavaScript is not a support forum
- Java !== Javascript
- "Remember the human."
- Low-effort content (listicles, memes, etc.)
- Advertising
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/javascript and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/javascript have?
r/javascript has 2,455,577 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #455 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 3,873 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/javascript created?
r/javascript was created on Jan 25, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Jan 26, 2008.
Is r/javascript still active?
Yes. r/javascript gets about 12 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 180,154 posts and 915,410 comments. In a sample of 87 recent posts we counted 72 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/javascript?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Monday and the quietest Thursday, and most posts arrive around 19:00 UTC, with the fewest around 03:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/javascript?
The community describes itself as: “Chat about javascript and javascript related projects. Yes, typescript counts. Please keep self promotion to a minimum/reasonable level.” Recent post titles often mention built, askjs, framework, react and server. Most posts are links (51%).
Is r/javascript SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/javascript as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/javascript?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/javascript accepts both text and link posts, with polls enabled. It has 7 posted rules, starting with: “Excessive Self-Promotion”; “Where's the Javascript?”; “/r/JavaScript is not a support forum”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/javascript?
Communities with similar topics include r/nextfuckinglevel (10.5M), r/ChatGPT (11.7M), r/vinyl (2.3M), r/Basketball (1.7M) and r/webdev (3.3M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/javascript.