| Primitive Type | Size | Range of Values (inclusive) |
| byte | 8 bits | –128 to 127 |
| short | 16 bits | –32768 to 32767 |
| int | 32 bits | –2147483648 to 2147483647 |
| long | 64 bits | –9223372036854775808 to 9223372036854775807 |
| float | 32 bits | 2–149 to (2 – 2–23) · 2127 |
| double | 64 bits | 2–1074 to (2 – 2–52) · 21023 |
| char | 16 bits | ‘\u0000’ to ‘\uffff’ (0 to 65535) |
| boolean | unspecified | true or false |