jQuery now() method

The now() method in jQuery returns a number that represents the current time. This method returns the number of milliseconds from midnight of January 1, 1970 to the current time.

The now() method returns a number representing the number of milliseconds.

Syntax

It does not accept any parameters.

Example

In this example, we are using the now() method to display the number of milliseconds from midnight of Jan 1, 1970 to the current time.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title> jQuery now() method </title>
<script src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"> </script>
</head>
<body>

<h1> Welcome to the javaTpoint.com </h1>
<h3> It is an example of using the jQuery now() method </h3>
<p> Click the below button to get the number of milliseconds. </p>
<button> Click me </button>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$("button").click(function(){
alert(jQuery.now());
});
});
</script>
</body>
</html>

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Output

After the execution of the above code, the output will be -