[html] Set date input field's max date to today

I just have a simple line of code like this:

<input type='date' min='1899-01-01' max='2000-01-01'></input>

Is there a simple way to set the max date to "today" instead of 2000-01-01? Or do I have to use Javascript to do this?

Javascript will be required; for example:

$(function(){
    $('[type="date"]').prop('max', function(){
        return new Date().toJSON().split('T')[0];
    });
});

JSFiddle demo

I also had same issue .I build it trough this way.I used struts 2 framework.

  <script type="text/javascript">

  $(document).ready(function () {
  var year = (new Date).getFullYear();
  $( "#effectiveDateId" ).datepicker({dateFormat: "mm/dd/yy", maxDate: 
  0});

  });


  </script>

        <s:textfield name="effectiveDate" cssClass="input-large" 
   key="label.warrantRateMappingToPropertyTypeForm.effectiveDate" 
   id="effectiveDateId" required="true"/>

This worked for me.

it can be useful : If you want to do it with Symfony forms :

 $today = new DateTime('now');
 $formBuilder->add('startDate', DateType::class, array(
                   'widget' => 'single_text',
                   'data'   => new \DateTime(),
                   'attr'   => ['min' => $today->format('Y-m-d')]
                   ));

A short but may be less readable version of one of the previous answers.

   <script type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(DOM_Load);

    function DOM_Load (e) {
        $("#datefield").on("click", dateOfBirth_Click);
    }

    function dateOfBirth_Click(e) {
        let today = new Date();
        $("#datefield").prop("max", `${today.getUTCFullYear()}-${(today.getUTCMonth() + 1).toString().padStart(2, "0")}-${today.getUTCDate().toString().padStart(2, "0")}`);
    }

</script>

In lieu of Javascript, a shorter PHP-based solution could be:

 <input type="date" name="date1" max=
     <?php
         echo date('Y-m-d');
     ?>
 >

Yes, and no. There are min and max attributes in HTML 5, but

The max attribute will not work for dates and time in Internet Explorer 10+ or Firefox, since IE 10+ and Firefox does not support these input types.

EDIT: Firefox now does support it

So if you are confused by the documentation of that attributes, yet it doesn't work, that's why.
See the W3 page for the versions.

I find it easiest to use Javascript, s the other answers say, since you can just use a pre-made module. Also, many Javascript date picker libraries have a min/max setting and have that nice calendar look.

You will need Javascript to do this:

HTML

<input id="datefield" type='date' min='1899-01-01' max='2000-13-13'></input>

JS

var today = new Date();
var dd = today.getDate();
var mm = today.getMonth()+1; //January is 0!
var yyyy = today.getFullYear();
 if(dd<10){
        dd='0'+dd
    } 
    if(mm<10){
        mm='0'+mm
    } 

today = yyyy+'-'+mm+'-'+dd;
document.getElementById("datefield").setAttribute("max", today);

JSFiddle demo

I am using Laravel 7.x with blade templating and I use:

<input ... max="{{ now()->toDateString('Y-m-d') }}">

JavaScript only simple solution

datePickerId.max = new Date().toISOString().split("T")[0];

<input type="date" id="datePickerId" />

toISOString() will give current UTC Date. So to get the current local time we have to get getTimezoneOffset() and subtract it from current time

document.getElementById('dt').max = new Date(new Date().getTime() - new Date().getTimezoneOffset() * 60000).toISOString().split("T")[0];

<input type="date" min='1899-01-01' id="dt" />