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title: "Comment by Chris Bongers on \"Format Date in Javascript\" | Hashnode"
description: "The toLocaleString is also really cool to use on date objects in JavaScript! var dateOfBirth = '08-05-1989' ; console .log(dateOfBirth.toLocaleString()); // '08"
url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/format-date-in-javascript/5f3f530a5b3ac8481821c5db/comment/5f3f754d5b3ac8481821ce4a"
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Comment [Format Date in Javascript](https://hashnode.com/posts/format-date-in-javascript/5f3f530a5b3ac8481821c5db)

[Chris Bongers](https://hashnode.com/@dailydevtips)

[Aug 21, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/format-date-in-javascript/5f3f530a5b3ac8481821c5db/comment/5f3f754d5b3ac8481821ce4a)

The toLocaleString is also really cool to use on date objects in JavaScript!

```
var dateOfBirth = '08-05-1989';
console.log(dateOfBirth.toLocaleString()); // '08/05/1989' (EU Setting)
```