# Custom Date Formats Verb provides preset date formats on collection fields and the ability to create custom date and time formats. To add a custom format, select the 'custom format' option in the list of formats in the field configuration panel.
### Date & Time Format Options | Format Specifier | Description | Examples | | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | d |

The day of the month, from 1 through 31.

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2009-06-01T13:45:30 -> 1

2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 15

| | dd |

The day of the month, from 01 through 31.

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2009-06-01T13:45:30 -> 01

2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 15

| | ddd | The abbreviated name of the day of the week. | 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> Mon (en-US) | | dddd | The full name of the day of the week. | 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> Monday (en-US) | | h | The hour, using a 12-hour clock from 1 to 12. |

2009-06-15T01:45:30 -> 1

2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 1

| | hh | The hour, using a 12-hour clock from 01 to 12. |

2009-06-15T01:45:30 -> 01

2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 01

| | H | The hour, using a 24-hour clock from 0 to 23. |

2009-06-15T01:45:30 -> 1

2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 13

| | HH |

The hour, using a 24-hour clock from 00 to 23.

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2009-06-15T01:45:30 -> 01

2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 13

| | m |

The minute, from 0 through 59.

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2009-06-15T01:09:30 -> 9

2009-06-15T13:29:30 -> 29

| | mm | The minute, from 00 through 59. |

2009-06-15T01:09:30 -> 09

2009-06-15T01:45:30 -> 45

| | M | The month, from 1 through 12. | 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 6 | | MM | The month, from 01 through 12. | 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 06 | | MMM | The abbreviated name of the month. |

2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> Jun (en-US)

| | MMMM | The full name of the month. |

2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> June (en-US)

| | s | The second, from 0 through 59. | 2009-06-15T13:45:09 -> 9 | | ss | The second, from 00 through 59. | 2009-06-15T13:45:09 -> 09 | | t | The first character of the AM/PM designator. |

2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> P (en-US)

| | tt | The AM/PM designator. |

2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> PM (en-US)

| | y | The year, from 0 to 99. |

0001-01-01T00:00:00 -> 1

0900-01-01T00:00:00 -> 0

1900-01-01T00:00:00 -> 0

2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 9

2019-06-15T13:45:30 -> 19

| | yy | The year, from 00 to 99. |

0001-01-01T00:00:00 -> 01

0900-01-01T00:00:00 -> 00

1900-01-01T00:00:00 -> 00

2019-06-15T13:45:30 -> 19

| | yyyy | The year as a four-digit number. |

0001-01-01T00:00:00 -> 0001

0900-01-01T00:00:00 -> 0900

1900-01-01T00:00:00 -> 1900

2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 2009

| | : | The time separator. |

2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> : (en-US)

| | / | The date separator. | 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> / (en-US) | | \\ | The escape character. | 2009-06-15T13:45:30 (h \h) -> 1 h | | Any other character | The character is copied to the result string unchanged. | 2009-06-15T01:45:30 (arr hh:mm t) -> arr 01:45 A | --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.verbdata.com/tiles/custom-date-formats.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.