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TS80008
TypeScriptERRORNotableTypeHIGH confidence

Numeric literals with absolute values equal to 2^53 or greater are too large ...

Production Risk

Build will fail; resolve before shipping.

What this means

A TypeScript diagnostic (TS80008): Numeric literals with absolute values equal to 2^53 or greater are too large to be represented accurately as integers.. This diagnostic is emitted by the TypeScript compiler when numeric literals with absolute values equal to 2^53 or greater are too large to be represented accurately as integers..

Why it happens
  1. 1Incorrect TypeScript syntax or type usage
  2. 2Type mismatch between declared and actual value
How to reproduce

TypeScript compiler reports TS80008 during type checking.

trigger — this will error
trigger — this will error
// Triggers TS80008
// Numeric literals with absolute values equal to 2^53 or greater are too large to be represented accurately as integers.

expected output

error TS80008: Numeric literals with absolute values equal to 2^53 or greater are too large to be represented accurately as integers.

Fix

Address the TypeScript diagnostic

WHEN When this error is reported by the compiler

Address the TypeScript diagnostic
// Run the TypeScript compiler for details:
npx tsc --noEmit
// Use the TypeScript playground to test your code:
// https://www.typescriptlang.org/play

Why this works

Review the full error message and location; the TypeScript handbook provides guidance on each error category.

Sources
Official documentation ↗

TypeScript Compiler Diagnostics

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