# Functions ## isU8a ▸ **isU8a**(value: *`any`*): `boolean` *Defined in [is/u8a.ts:22](https://github.com/polkadot-js/common/blob/2d4097d/packages/util/src/is/u8a.ts#L22)* *__name__*: isU8a *__signature__*: isU8a (value: any): boolean *__summary__*: Tests for a `Uint8Array` object instance. *__description__*: Checks to see if the input object is an instance of `Uint8Array`. *__example__*: ```javascript import { isUint8Array } from '@polkadot/util'; console.log('isU8a', isU8a([])); // => false ``` **Parameters:** | Name | Type | | ------ | ------ | | value | `any` | **Returns:** `boolean` ___