Print current year timestamp in HTML via JS

Question

I'm trying to print the current year next to my copyright in my footer, but it's not working.
The "Name " will be replaced by my brand name.

<div class="footer-content-3">
    <i class="far fa-copyright"></i>
    <h4 id="copyright-year"></h4>
</div>

<script>
    var year = getFullYear();
    document.getElementById('copyright-year').innerHTML = ("Name " + year);
</script>

Does this answer your question? [Get the current year in JavaScript](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6002254/get-the-current-year-in-javascript) — Shoejep, May 21 '20 at 10:26
`getFullYear()` is not a global method, but a method of a `Date` object. So... `var year = (new Date()).getFullYear()`. However it would be much better to have the copyright in the real HTML source, not just on screen. — pawel, May 21 '20 at 10:27

Simone Rossaini · Accepted Answer · 2021-05-04T09:27:37.000

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You must use date before use getfullyear

var date = new Date();
var year = date.getFullYear();

document.getElementById('copyright-year').innerHTML = ("Name " + year);

<div class="footer-content-3">
  <i class="far fa-copyright"></i>
  <h4 id="copyright-year"></h4>
</div>

edited May 04 '21 at 09:27

answered May 21 '20 at 10:27

Simone Rossaini

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score 2 · Answer 2 · edited May 21 '20 at 17:41

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Use:

new Date().getFullYear()

in the place of your:

getFullYear()

to get the correct full year.

edited May 21 '20 at 17:41

SherylHohman

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answered May 21 '20 at 10:33

Mohammad Imran

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it is correct, however, from my point of view, it is always better to already have the possibility to add for example the month or day so if you want you can also use it in other areas – Simone Rossaini May 21 '20 at 10:39
**Thank you** for improving the answer. – Mohammad Imran May 21 '20 at 10:44

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered May 21 '20 at 10:42

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You must have to use Date object:

var today = new Date();
var year = today.getFullYear();

answered May 21 '20 at 10:42

Bogdan

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Print current year timestamp in HTML via JS

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