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# jQuery.now() Method
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## Example
Returns the Unix timestamp of the current time
$(function(){document.body.innerHTML = $.now(); })
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## Definition and Usage
The $.now() function returns the number of milliseconds elapsed since midnight January 1, 1970.
**Note: This method does not accept any parameters.** This function works similarly to new Date().getTime().
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## Syntax
_$_.now( )
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