Speed up compares with characters ie single-character strings....

src/objects.h

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   STRUCT_LIST_ALL(V)                                                           \
   STRUCT_LIST_DEBUGGER(V)
 
 // We use the full 8 bits of the instance_type field to encode heap object
 // instance types.  The high-order bit (bit 7) is set if the object is not a
 // string, and cleared if it is a string.
 const uint32_t kIsNotStringMask = 0x80;
 const uint32_t kStringTag = 0x0;
 const uint32_t kNotStringTag = 0x80;
 
-// If bit 7 is clear, bit 5 indicates that the string is a symbol (if set) or
-// not (if cleared).
-const uint32_t kIsSymbolMask = 0x20;
+// Bit 6 indicates that the object is a symbol (if set) or not (if cleared).
+// There are not enough types that the non-string types (with bit 7 set) can
+// have bit 6 set too.
+const uint32_t kIsSymbolMask = 0x40;
 const uint32_t kNotSymbolTag = 0x0;
-const uint32_t kSymbolTag = 0x20;
+const uint32_t kSymbolTag = 0x40;
 
 // If bit 7 is clear then bit 2 indicates whether the string consists of
 // two-byte characters or one-byte characters.
 const uint32_t kStringEncodingMask = 0x4;
 const uint32_t kTwoByteStringTag = 0x0;
 const uint32_t kAsciiStringTag = 0x4;
 
 // If bit 7 is clear, the low-order 2 bits indicate the representation
 // of the string.
 const uint32_t kStringRepresentationMask = 0x03;
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     } else {
       value &= ~(1 << bit_position);
     }
     return value;
   }
 };
 
 } }  // namespace v8::internal
 
 #endif  // V8_OBJECTS_H_