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 SpecifierDescriptionExamples

d

The day of the month, from 1 through 31.

2009-06-01T13:45:30 -> 1 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 15

dd

The day of the month, from 01 through 31.

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.

2009-06-15T01:45:30 -> 01 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 13

m

The minute, from 0 through 59.

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

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