JavaScript Format Time Ago

May 31, 2020

timeago.js

https://timeago.org/

import { format } from 'timeago.js'const date = new Date('2020-05-31')const ago = format(date)

moment.js

https://momentjs.com/

import moment from 'moment'const date = new Date('2020-05-31')const ago = moment(date).fromNow()

Intl.RelativeTimeFormat

You could utilize Intl.RelativeTimeFormat and write your own library, but sadly the API is not supported on IE and Safari.

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