[API reference](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference) › [@evolu/common](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common) › [local‑first/Timestamp](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common/local-first/Timestamp) › timestampToTimestampBytes

```ts
function timestampToTimestampBytes(
  timestamp: Timestamp,
): Uint8Array<ArrayBufferLike> & Brand<"Length16"> & Brand<"TimestampBytes">;
```

Defined in: [packages/common/src/local-first/Timestamp.ts:285](https://github.com/evoluhq/evolu/blob/49ea8ca499566aba270f8cb601e7f49aa62320f8/packages/common/src/local-first/Timestamp.ts#L285)