How do I get the current date in JavaScript?
Use new Date() to generate a new Date object containing the current date and time.
var today = new Date();var dd = String(today.getDate()).padStart(2, '0');var mm = String(today.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0'); //January is 0!var yyyy = today.getFullYear();today = mm + '/' + dd + '/' + yyyy;document.write(today);This will give you today's date in the format of mm/dd/yyyy.
Simply change today = mm +'/'+ dd +'/'+ yyyy; to whatever format you wish.
var utc = new Date().toJSON().slice(0,10).replace(/-/g,'/');document.write(utc);Use the replace option if you're going to reuse the utc variable, such as new Date(utc), as Firefox and Safari don't recognize a date with dashes.
The shortest possible.
To get format like "2018-08-03":
let today = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10)console.log(today)To get format like "8/3/2018":
let today = new Date().toLocaleDateString()console.log(today)Also, you can pass locale as argument, for example toLocaleDateString("sr"), etc.