# is-plain-obj [](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/is-plain-obj) > Check if a value is a plain object An object is plain if it's created by either `{}`, `new Object()`, or `Object.create(null)`. ## Install ``` $ npm install is-plain-obj ``` ## Usage ```js const isPlainObject = require('is-plain-obj'); isPlainObject({foo: 'bar'}); //=> true isPlainObject(new Object()); //=> true isPlainObject(Object.create(null)); //=> true isPlainObject([1, 2, 3]); //=> false class Unicorn {} isPlainObject(new Unicorn()); //=> false ``` ## Related - [is-obj](https://github.com/sindresorhus/is-obj) - Check if a value is an object - [is](https://github.com/sindresorhus/is) - Type check values --- <div align="center"> <b> <a href="https://tidelift.com/subscription/pkg/npm-is-plain-obj?utm_source=npm-is-plain-obj&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme">Get professional support for this package with a Tidelift subscription</a> </b> <br> <sub> Tidelift helps make open source sustainable for maintainers while giving companies<br>assurances about security, maintenance, and licensing for their dependencies. </sub> </div>