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title: roundUp()
slug: roundup
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createdAt: 2021-09-14T17:47:16.000Z
---

Rounds a given value to the next largest integer.

### Syntax

`roundUp(number[, places])`

- `number` - the `Number` value to be evaluated.
- `places` (optional) - the number of places of the returned `Number` value.
- **Return type:** [Number](docId\:ucI5tCTfVBhonEJ6ZQijg)  

### Sample usage

`roundUp(4.5678, 2)` returns `4.57`

`roundUp(4.5678)` returns `5`

### Supported data types

| **Input type**                              | **Return type**                         | **Logic**                                                                                                                                   |
| ------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ****[Number](docId\:ucI5tCTfVBhonEJ6ZQijg)  | [Number](docId\:ucI5tCTfVBhonEJ6ZQijg)  | If a Number value is passed, that Number value will be rounded up to the defined number of decimal places. Defaults to zero decimal places. |
| *Unsupported data types*                    | **[Null](docId\:N9trVqonnBknqL9DrNBP6)  | Unsupported data types return `Null`.                                                                                                       |