JavaScript continue Statement

Written by Swapnil RajaPublished 24 Aug 2026

The JavaScript continue statement is used to skip one turn of a loop and move on to the next one.

When JavaScript finds a continue statement inside a loop, it stops the current turn and jumps straight to the next one.

The loop itself keeps running. Only the remaining code in that one turn is skipped.

Example

javascript

for (let i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
  if (i === 3) {
    continue;
  }

  console.log(i);
}

In this example, the number 3 is skipped.

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Complete Example

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>JavaScript continue Statement</title>
</head>
<body>

  <h1>JavaScript continue Statement</h1>

  <p id="result"></p>

  <script>
    let result = "";

    for (let i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {
      if (i % 2 === 0) {
        continue;
      }

      result += "Odd number: " + i + "<br>";
    }

    document.getElementById("result").innerHTML = result;
  </script>

</body>
</html>

JavaScript continue Statement

Example

What is the continue Statement?

Syntax

continue in a for Loop

Example

continue in a while Loop

Example

continue in a do while Loop

Example

Why Use continue?

Example

continue with Arrays

Example

continue with Strings

Example

continue vs break

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Complete Example

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Important Points

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