Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global objects/Date/getUTCMilliseconds

The getUTCMilliseconds() method returns the milliseconds portion of the time object's value.

Syntax

dateObj.getUTCMilliseconds()

Return value

An integer number, between 0 and 999, representing the milliseconds portion of the given date object. This method is a companion to the other UTC based methods that give hour portion, minute portion, etc.; this method gives milliseconds portion.

Not to be confused with Unix epoch time. To get total milliseconds since 1970/01/01, use the method ".getTime()".

Examples

Using getUTCMilliseconds()

The following example assigns the milliseconds portion of the current time to the variable milliseconds.

var today = new Date();
var milliseconds = today.getUTCMilliseconds();

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript (ECMA-262)The definition of 'Date.prototype.getUTCMilliseconds' in that specification.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile						Server
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	Node.js
`getUTCMilliseconds`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 4	Opera Full support 4	Safari Full support 1	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0	nodejs Full support 0.1.100

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