Format Code List

The table below shows all the format codes that you can use.

Sun, Mon, ...

%a Abbreviated weekday name.

Sunday, Monday, ...

%A Full weekday name.

0, 1, ..., 6

%w Weekday as a decimal number.

01, 02, ..., 31

%d Day of the month as a zero-padded decimal.

1, 2, ..., 30

%-d Day of the month as a decimal number.

Jan, Feb, ..., Dec

%b Abbreviated month name.

January, February, ...

%B Full month name.

01, 02, ..., 12

%m Month as a zero-padded decimal number.

1, 2, ..., 12

%-m Month as a decimal number.

00, 01, ..., 99

%y Year without century as a zero-padded decimal number.

0, 1, ..., 99

%-y Year without century as a decimal number.

2013, 2019 etc.

%Y Year with century as a decimal number.

00, 01, ..., 23

%H Hour (24-hour clock) as a zero-padded decimal number.

0, 1, ..., 23

%-H Hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number.

01, 02, ..., 12

%I Hour (12-hour clock) as a zero-padded decimal number.

1, 2, ... 12

%-I Hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal number.

AM, PM

%p Locale’s AM or PM.

00, 01, ..., 59

%M Minute as a zero-padded decimal number.

0, 1, ..., 59

%-M Minute as a decimal number.

00, 01, ..., 59

%S Second as a zero-padded decimal number.

0, 1, ..., 59

%-S Second as a decimal number.

000000 - 999999

%f Microsecond as a decimal number, zero-padded on the left.

UTC offset

%z UTC offset in the form +HHMM or -HHMM.

Time zone name

%Z Time zone name.

001, 002, ..., 366

%j Day of the year as a zero-padded decimal number.

1, 2, ..., 366

%-j Day of the year as a decimal number.

00, 01, ..., 53

%U Week number of the year (Sunday as the first day of the week). All days in a new year preceding the first Sunday are considered to be in week 0.

00, 01, ..., 53

%W Week number of the year (Monday as the first day of the week). All days in a new year preceding the first Monday are considered to be in week 0.

Mon Sep 30 07:06:05 2013

%c Locale’s appropriate date and time representation.

09/30/13

%x Locale’s appropriate date representation.

07:06:05

%X Locale’s appropriate time representation.

%

%% A literal '%' character.

Updated on: 25/07/2022