# Retrieving a symbol name in JavaScript

Having a variable with a symbol, you can retrieve its name in the global registry. This is done using the `Symbol.keyFor` method. Let's try. Let's create a symbol with a name:

`let sym = Symbol.for('test');`

Get its name by its variable:

`let key = Symbol.keyFor(sym); console.log(key); // shows 'test'`

Given two symbols:

`let sym1 = Symbol.for('test1'); let sym2 = Symbol.for('test2');`

Retrieve their names.

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