convert string to unix timestamp javascript code example

Example 1: unix time to date javascript

const unixTime = 1210981217;
const date = new Date(unixTime*1000);
console.log(date.toLocaleDateString("en-US"));
//expected: "5/16/2008"

Example 2: javasctipt unix timestamp from date

Math.round(new Date().getTime() / 1000).toString()

Example 3: convert date to unix timestamp javascript

new Date('2012.08.10').getTime() / 1000 //secs
new Date('2012.08.10').getTime() //milliseconds