How to Use TODAY in Google Sheets in 2020?

TODAYReturns the current date as a date value.

Sample Usage

TODAY()

Syntax

TODAY()

Notes

Note that TODAY is a volatile function and can hurt spreadsheet performance.

TODAY provides the current date with no time component. To create a date with the current time, use NOW.

TODAY will always represent the current date the last time the spreadsheet was recalculated, rather than remaining at the date when it was first entered.

See Also

NOW: Returns the current date and time as a date value.

DATEVALUE: Converts a provided date string in a known format to a date value.

DATE: Converts a year, month, and day into a date.

Examples

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