.toLocaleString()

In JavaScript, the .toLocaleString() method formats a Date object as a string according to the specified locale, considering cultural settings such as language and date/time formatting preferences specific to the chosen region or country.

Syntax

dateObj.toLocaleString(locales, options)

• dateObj: A Date object representing the date and time to be formatted as a string based on the specified locale.
• locales: A string or an array of strings that specifies one or more locales or language tags for formatting the date.
• options: An object that allows customizing the formatting behavior, such as specifying the format for date, time, numeric values, and more.

Note: Both the locales and options parameters in the .toLocaleString() method are optional. If the parameters are not provided, the method will use default values based on the runtime environment.

Example

In the example below, toLocaleString() formats the current date and time according to the long date format with the full weekday, month, day, and year in English (United States) locale:

const specificDate = new Date('2024-05-16');
const locale = 'en-US';
const options = {
  weekday: 'long',
  year: 'numeric',
  month: 'long',
  day: 'numeric',
};
console.log(specificDate.toLocaleDateString(locale, options));

The code above produces the following output:

Thursday, May 16, 2024

Codebyte Example

In the following example, .toLocaleString() formats the current date and time with the full weekday, year, month, day, hour, minute, and second in French (Morocco) locale (fr-MA):

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