Relative Time
Renders a localised, auto-updating relative timestamp — “2 hours ago”, “in 3 days” — from a date. It refreshes itself on a cadence proportional to the elapsed time (every second under a minute, every minute under an hour, and so on) and outputs a semantic <time> element carrying the machine readable datetime plus an absolute title for accessibility.
Preview
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Section titled “Installation”npm install @nana-tec/ui-componentsImport
Section titled “Import”import "@nana-tec/ui-components/relative-time";Basic usage
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Section titled “Styles”<nana-relative-time date="2026-06-15T08:00:00Z"></nana-relative-time>
<nana-relative-time date="2026-06-15T08:00:00Z" format="short"></nana-relative-time>| Property | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
date | Date | string | number | new Date() | The date — a Date, an ISO string, or a timestamp |
format | 'long' | 'short' | 'narrow' | 'long' | Wording length passed to Intl.RelativeTimeFormat |
locale | string | undefined | — | BCP 47 locale (defaults to the document locale) |
live | boolean | true | Keep the value refreshing as time passes |
Related components
Section titled “Related components”Storybook
Section titled “Storybook” Explore Relative Time interactively Every state, prop, and edge case — with live controls — in Storybook.
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