What does [object Object] indicate when working with JavaScript or jQuery?

I’ve had a similar experience with jQuery when trying to alert or display object data directly in the UI. If you want to pull a specific value from an object, you’ll need to access a property directly, like obj.name or obj['email']. If you don’t specify which part you need, JavaScript just defaults to that [object Object] message. It’s basically JavaScript being unsure of what you want to display.