# Years Ago

Returns the number of years since a given date variable. Statamic will attempt to parse any string as a date, but try to keep it in the least ambiguous date format possible.

```yaml
date: October 1 2015
```

::tabs

::tab antlers
```antlers
{{ date | years_ago }}
```
::tab blade
```blade
{{ Statamic::modify($date)->yearsAgo() }}
```
::

```html
{{ test_date | years_ago }}
```