The dayjs npm package is a minimalist JavaScript library that parses, validates, manipulates, and displays dates and times for modern browsers with a largely Moment.js-compatible API. It is lightweight and offers various functionalities to handle dates and times effectively.
Parsing
Parse a date string into a dayjs object.
dayjs('2023-04-01')Validation
Check if a date is valid.
dayjs('2023-04-01').isValid()Manipulation
Manipulate the date by adding time to it.
dayjs().add(1, 'year')Display
Display the date in a specified format.
dayjs().format('YYYY-MM-DD')Query
Query the date to compare with another date.
dayjs().isBefore(dayjs('2023-12-31'))Localization
Localize the date to a different language.
dayjs().locale('es').format('dddd, MMMM D YYYY')Timezone
Handle timezone conversions.
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FAQs
2KB immutable date time library alternative to Moment.js with the same modern API
The npm package dayjs receives a total of 20,872,262 weekly downloads. As such, dayjs popularity was classified as popular.
We found that dayjs demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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