JavaScript · More dates

date.setFullYear()

Changes the year, optionally alongside month and day.

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Syntax

date.setFullYear(year)

Example

Try it

const d = new Date("2026-11-01T12:00:00Z");
d.setUTCFullYear(2027);
console.log(d.toISOString().slice(0, 4));

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