JavaScript getUTCFullYear() Method

Complete Date Object Reference

Definition and Usage

The getUTCFullYear() method returns a four-digit number that represents a year according to the Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).

Syntax

dateObject.getUTCFullYear()

Tips and Notes

Note: This method is always used in conjunction with a Date object.

Tip: The Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) is the time set by the World Time Standard.

Example

In this example we get the current year and print it:

<script type="text/javascript">

var d = new Date();
document.write(d.getUTCFullYear());

</script>

The output of the code above will be:

Example 2

Here we will extract the year out of the specific date:

<script type="text/javascript">

var born = new Date("July 21, 1983 01:15:00");
document.write("I was born in " + born.getUTCFullYear());

</script>

The output of the code above will be:

I was born in 1983

Try-It-Yourself Demos

Display the UTC date in different formats
How to use getUTCDate(), getUTCMonth(), and getUTCFullYear() to display the UTC date in different formats.

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