JavaScript Date toLocaleString()
Example
Get a date as string, using locale conventions:
const d = new Date();
let text = d.toLocaleString();
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Description
The toLocaleString() method returns a Date object as a string, using locale settings.
The default language depends on the locale setup on your computer.
Browser Support
toLocaleString()
is an ECMAScript1 (ES1) feature.
ES1 (JavaScript 1997) is fully supported in all browsers:
Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Date.toLocaleString(locales, options)
Parameter Values
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locales Try it |
Optional. Which language specific format to use. Click on the "Try it" button to see all values in action. Legal Values: ar-SA Arabic (Saudi Arabia)bn-BD Bangla (Bangladesh)bn-IN Bangla (India)cs-CZ Czech (Czech Republic)da-DK Danish (Denmark)de-AT Austrian Germande-CH "Swiss" Germande-DE Standard German (as spoken in Germany)el-GR Modern Greeken-AU Australian Englishen-CA Canadian Englishen-GB British Englishen-IE Irish Englishen-IN Indian Englishen-NZ New Zealand Englishen-US US Englishen-ZA English (South Africa)es-AR Argentine Spanishes-CL Chilean Spanishes-CO Colombian Spanishes-ES Castilian Spanish (as spoken in Central-Northern Spain)es-MX Mexican Spanishes-US American Spanishfa-IR Iranian (Iran)fi-FI Finnish (Finland)fr-BE Belgian Frenchfr-CA Canadian Frenchfr-CH "Swiss" Frenchfr-FR Standard French (especially in France)he-IL Hebrew (Israel)hi-IN Hindi (India)hu-HU Hungarian (Hungary)id-ID Indonesian (Indonesia)it-CH "Swiss" Italianit-IT Standard Italian (as spoken in Italy)ja-JP Japanese (Japan)ko-KR Korean (Republic of Korea)nl-BE Belgian Dutchnl-NL Standard Dutch (as spoken in The Netherlands)no-NO Norwegian (Norway)pl-PL Polish (Poland)pt-BR Brazilian Portuguesept-PT European Portuguese (as written and spoken in Portugal)ro-RO Romanian (Romania)ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation)sk-SK Slovak (Slovakia)sv-SE Swedish (Sweden)ta-IN Indian Tamilta-LK Sri Lankan Tamilth-TH Thai (Thailand)tr-TR Turkish (Turkey)zh-CN Mainland China, simplified characterszh-HK Hong Kong, traditional characterszh-TW Taiwan, traditional characters |
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options | Optional. An object where you can set some properties. Legal properties:
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Browser Support for Locales and Options
Chrome | IE / Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
24 | 11 | 29 | 10 | 15 |
Technical Details
Return Value: | A String, representing the date and time as a string |
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JavaScript Version: | ECMAScript 1 |