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Name |  | ### millis()
Examples |  |
    void loop() {
      float m = millis();
      fill(m % 255);
      rect(25, 25, 50, 50);
    }
Description |  | Returns the number of milliseconds (thousandths of a second) since starting an applet. This information is often used for timing animation sequences.
Syntax |  |
    millis()
Returns |  | int
Usage |  | Web & Application
Related |  | millis() second() minute() hour() day() month() year()

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