There are global symbols. You use Symbol.for() to either create or retrieve them. E.g. Symbol.for('hello') is available globally through the global registry. It

There are global symbols. You use Symbol.for() to either create or retrieve them. E.g. Symbol.for('hello') is available globally through the global registry. It should be noted that an already existing symbol e.g. Symbol('hello') is not the same as Symbol.for('hello') while Symbol.for('hello') === Symbol.for('hello')