"EvalError" in JavaScript — What It Means and How to Fix It
What the JavaScript error "EvalError" means and how to fix it.
Published October 29, 2026
"EvalError" is historically thrown for errors related to the global eval() function; no longer thrown by modern JavaScript engines but still exists for compatibility.
Key points
- Check the browser console's stack trace to find exactly which line and call triggered the error
Example
Rarely encountered in modern code