Svelte · Junior · Question 9 of 76

What are runes in Svelte 5?

✓Correct answer: Compiler keywords with a $ prefix ($state, $derived, $effect, $props…) that control reactivity
2Functions you import from svelte/runes
3Special HTML attributes

Explanation

Runes look like functions but are part of the language: they aren't imported and can't be assigned to variables or passed around.

Further reading

Svelte: What are runes? ↗

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