JavaScript Date toLocaleTimeString()

Example

Get the time portion of a date as a string, using locale conventions:

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

The toLocaleTimeString() method returns the time portion of a date object as a string, using locale conventions.


Browser Support

toLocaleTimeString() is an ECMAScript1 (ES1) feature.

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

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Syntax

Date.toLocaleTimeString()

Technical Details

Return Value: A String, representing the time as a string
JavaScript Version: ECMAScript 1
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