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title: TypeScript satisfies operator vs type assertion
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**Short answer.** `value satisfies T` checks that `value` is assignable to `T` while keeping the value's own narrower inferred type. `value as T` tells the compiler to treat the value as `T`, skipping checks that would otherwise fail.

## Details

| | `satisfies T` | `as T` |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Checks assignability | Yes | Only loosely |
| Resulting type | Inferred (narrow) | `T` (widened) |
| Catches excess properties | Yes | No |
| Available since | TypeScript 4.9 | Always |

## Example

```ts
const routes = { home: '/', docs: '/docs' } satisfies Record<string, string>
routes.home.toUpperCase() // still typed as the literal '/'
```

## Pitfalls

- `as` can silence real errors; prefer `satisfies` or a type annotation.
- Neither performs a runtime check. Use a schema validator (Zod, Valibot) for untrusted input.

## Sources

- TypeScript 4.9 release notes, [The satisfies operator](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/release-notes/typescript-4-9.html) (checked 2026-09-10).