JavaScript getUTCFullYear(): Get the UTC Year

The JavaScript getUTCFullYear() method is used to get the year according to Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For example:

HTML with JavaScript Code
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
   
   <p id="xyz"></p>

   <script>
      const d = new Date();
      let year = d.getUTCFullYear();
      document.getElementById("xyz").innerHTML = year;
   </script>

</body>
</html>
Output

In the above example, the "const" keyword is used to create a new "Date" object and store it in the variable d. The time and date are represented by this object.

The current year in UTC time is obtained using the Date object's getUTCFullYear() method and then saved in the "year" variable.

Finally, the value of the "year" variable is set using the document to the innerHTML property of the HTML element with the id "xyz." The current year is shown in the p element with the id "xyz" thanks to the getElementById() method.

JavaScript getUTCFullYear() syntax

The syntax of the getUTCFullYear() method in JavaScript is:

x.getUTCFullYear()

where x must be an object of the Date() constructor.

The getUTCFullYear() method returns a number from 1000 to 9999.

Get the Last Two Digits of the UTC Year in JavaScript

The following HTML and JavaScript find and print the current UTC year in the form of the last two digits.

HTML with JavaScript Code
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
   
   <p id="xyz"></p>

   <script>
      const d = new Date();
      let year = d.getUTCFullYear();
      document.getElementById("xyz").innerHTML = year.toString().slice(-2);
   </script>

</body>
</html>
Output

Please note: The toString() method converts a number to a string.

Please note: The slice() method requires part of a defined string. For example, myString.slice(-2) slices the last two characters of the string.

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