JavaScript toDateString() Method


Example

Get today's date as a readable string:

const d = new Date();
let text = d.toDateString();
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Description

The toDateString() method returns the date (not the time) of a date object as a string.


Browser Support

toDateString() is an ECMAScript1 (ES1) feature.

ES1 (JavaScript 1997) is fully supported in all browsers:

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera IE
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Syntax

Date.toDateString()

Parameters

None

Technical Details

Return Value: A String, representing the date as a string

Related Pages

JavaScript Tutorial: JavaScript Dates

JavaScript Tutorial: JavaScript Date Formats

JavaScript Tutorial: JavaScript Strings


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