JavaScript Date getMinutes()
Examples
Get the minutes:
const d = new Date();
let minutes = d.getMinutes();
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Get the minutes of a specific date:
const d = new Date("July 21, 1983 01:15:00");
let minutes = d.getMinutes();
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More examples below.
Definition and Usage
getMinutes() returns the minutes (0 to 59) of a date.
Syntax
Date.getMinutes()
Parameters
| NONE |
Return Value
| Type | Description |
| A number | The minutes of the date (0 to 59). |
Browser Support
getMinutes() is an ECMAScript1 (ES1) feature.
ES1 (JavaScript 1997) is fully supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
More Examples
Add zeros and colons to display the time:
function addZero(i) {
if (i < 10) {i = "0" + i}
return i;
}
const d = new Date();
let h = addZero(d.getHours());
let m = addZero(d.getMinutes());
let s = addZero(d.getSeconds());
let time = h + ":" + m + ":" + s;
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