get-the-current-timestamp.md

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Get the current timestamp	Tip	2021-02-27 16:43:00 +7	JavaScript

There are a few ways to get the current timestamp. All method return the number of milliseconds:

new Date().getTime();

Date.now();

// These method are the same
// The unary operator (`+`) calls the `valueOf` method automatically
+new Date();
new Date().valueOf();

Take a look at this snippet if you want to get the current time in seconds