# Solidity Basics.

By [tinotenda.eth](https://paragraph.com/@tinotenda-eth) · 2022-03-05

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What is Solidity?
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Solidity is an object-oriented, high-level language for implementing smart contracts. Smart contracts are programs that govern the behavior of accounts within the Ethereum state.

Solidity is a "statically typed" language. Statically typed is a programming language characteristic in which variable types are explicitly declared and thus are determined at compile time.

Solidity language supports the following general [value types](https://docs.soliditylang.org/en/v0.8.7/types.html#value-types) :

*   **Boolean**: It returns a true or false value.
    
*   **Integers**: The int/unit for both unsigned and signed integers are supported by Solidity.
    
*   **Address**: An address can carry up to a 20-byte value.
    
*   **String Literals**: String literals are depicted using either double or single quotes. They imply trailing value zeroes.
    
*   **Modifier**: Modifiers ensure the fulfillment of the predefined conditions before code execution.
    
*   **Mappings**: Mappings return values related to a given storage site.
    

With Solidity, you can create contracts for uses such as voting, crowdfunding, blind auctions, multi-signature wallets, and the popular kid on the block(NFTs).

I will be deep-diving into Solidity in upcoming articles. I hope you enjoyed this short introduction to Solidity. Stay Safe and Happy coding! :)

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*Originally published on [tinotenda.eth](https://paragraph.com/@tinotenda-eth/solidity-basics)*