Date.prototype.getUTCFullYear()

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This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

The getUTCFullYear() method of Date instances returns the year for this date according to universal time.

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Syntax

js
getUTCFullYear()

Parameters

None.

Return value

An integer representing the year for the given date according to universal time. Returns NaN if the date is invalid.

Description

Unlike getYear(), the value returned by getUTCFullYear() is an absolute number. For dates between the years 1000 and 9999, getFullYear() returns a four-digit number, for example, 1995. Use this function to make sure a year is compliant with years after 2000.

Examples

Using getUTCFullYear()

The following example assigns the four-digit value of the current year to the variable year.

js
const today = new Date();
const year = today.getUTCFullYear();

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript® 2025 Language Specification
# sec-date.prototype.getutcfullyear

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