How do you get a timestamp in JavaScript?

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In this tutorial, we will see how to Get Timestamp in JavaScript. To get the current timestamp in JavaScript we can use 5 different methods as Date.now() method, Valueof() method, getTime() method, unary plus, number constructor.

1. Date.now() method:

You can simply use the JavaScript Date.now() method to generate the UTC timestamp in milliseconds. date display in terms of milliseconds since midnight Jan 1, 1970.

Program:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Using Date.now() Method</title>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>Using Date.now() Method</h1>
   <script>
     // Creating a timestamp
     var timedisplay = Date.now();
     document.write(timedisplay + "<hr>");
     // We Converting it to human-readable date and time
     var d = new Date(timedisplay);
     document.write(d);
  </script>
</body>
</html>

Output:

2. Valueof() Method

Valueof() Method is an alternative option that returns the primitive value of a Date object that has the same quantity of milliseconds since the Unix Epoch.

Program:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Using Valueof() Method</title>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>Using Valueof() Method</h1>
   <script>
     // Creating a timestamp
     var timedisplay = new Date().valueOf();
     document.write(timedisplay + "<hr>");
     // We Converting it to human-readable date and time
     var d = new Date(timedisplay);
     document.write(d);
   </script>
</body>
</html>

Output:

3. getTime() Method:

getTime() method give the option to implementing the getTime() method for getting UNIX timestamp that is equivalent to the value0f() method.

Program:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Using getTime() Method</title>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>Using getTime() Method</h1>
   <script>
     // Creating a timestamp
     var timedisplay = new Date().getTime();
     document.write(timedisplay + "<hr>");
     // We Converting it to human-readable date and time
     var d = new Date(timedisplay);
     document.write(d);
   </script>
</body>
</html>

Output:

4. Unary plus

Unary plus operator gives you option which converts the Date object into milliseconds.

It works by calling the valueOf() method of the Date object.

Program:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>UsingUnary plus operator  Method</title>
</head>
<body>
   <h1>Using Unary Plus Operator Method</h1>
    <script>
     // Creating a timestamp
      var timedisplay = +new Date();
      document.write(timedisplay + "<hr>");
     // We Converting it  to human-readable date and time
      var d = new Date(timedisplay);
      document.write(d);
    </script>
</body>
</html>

Output:

5. Number Constructor

Number Constructor used to get a time value as a number of data time.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Using number date time Method</title>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>Using Number Date Time Method</h1>
   <script>
      // Creating a timestamp
      var timedisplay = Number(new Date());
      document.write(timedisplay + "<hr>");
      // We Converting it  to human-readable date and time
      var d = new Date(timedisplay);
      document.write(d);
  </script>
</body>
</html>

Output: