JavaScript · Dates and internationalisation

Intl.DateTimeFormat

A reusable, locale-aware date formatter. Create it once and call format many times.

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Syntax

new Intl.DateTimeFormat(locale, options)

Example

Try it

const fmt = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en", { month: "short", day: "numeric" });
console.log(fmt.format(new Date("2026-11-01T12:00:00Z")));

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