Unix timestamps are the universal language of time in computing. Our converter makes it easy to translate between machine-readable timestamps and human-friendly dates.
Understanding Timestamps
**Unix Epoch**: January 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC—the zero point for Unix time.
**Seconds vs Milliseconds**: Traditional timestamps count seconds. JavaScript and many APIs use milliseconds (13 digits vs 10 digits).
Common Operations
- Convert timestamp to date string - Get current timestamp - Convert date/time to timestamp - Calculate time differences - Handle timezone conversions