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K/JS docs says that a `Char` is mapped to a JS `Number`
> The number represents the character's code.
An expression like
```if (Char.MAX_HIGH_SURROGATE < Char.MAX_LOW_SURROGATE) {
  println("Yes")
}```
Will generate
```Companion_getInstance();
var tmp = _Char___init__impl__6a9atx(56319);
Companion_getInstance();
if (Char__compareTo_impl_ypi4mb(tmp, _Char___init__impl__6a9atx(57343)) < 0) {
  println('Yes');
}```
I wonder if the compiler can be improved to inline the two numbers.
This is relevant since when we use the characters directly
```if ('\uDBFF' < '\uDC00') {
  println("Yes")
}```
We get the JS
```println('Yes');```

This is how value types look. Did you try a minified build? Usually they disappear

Well, in case of a Node.js library, builds don't pass by a minifier/bundler, so I'd have to set up an additional step myself, which is something I'd like to have set up by the Kotlin's tooling at some point, not by me.

The char const val could simply be inlined, so to get the second result, much like what happens with other primitive types

&gt; I'd like to have set up by the Kotlin's tooling at some point, not by me.
1. Do you have additional dependencies?
    a. Do you need bundle with dependencies inside?
2. Which module kind do you use?

1. Yes / I'd like to bundle in a single package (taking into account the granularity option)
2. CommonJS and ESM

There is an issue for webpack support in Node
<https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-35620>

I had come across it last year and tried to emulate it with the `browser` target, but IIRC there were other issues.