Type in expressions to have them evaluated. Type :help for more information. scala> { import scala.reflect.runtime.universe._ val x = "2" val tt = implicitly[TypeTag[x.type]] println(tt) } :11: free term: Ident(TermName("x")) defined by res0 in :10:21 val tt = implicitly[TypeTag[x.type]] ^ TypeTag[x.type] scala> :quit