Day |
| DD |
Numeric, with leading zeros |
01 to 31 |
| D |
Numeric, without leading zeros |
1 to 31 |
| Do |
The English suffix for the day of the month |
st, nd or th in the 1st, 2nd or 15th. |
Month |
| MM |
Numeric, with leading zeros |
01 to 31 |
| M |
Numeric, without leading zeros |
1 to 31 |
| MMMM |
Textual full |
January to December |
| MMM |
Textual three letters |
Jan to Dec |
Year |
| YYYY |
Numeric, 4 digits |
Eg., 1999, 2003 |
| YY |
Numeric, 2 digits |
Eg., 99, 03 |
Time |
| a |
am/pm Lowercase |
am, pm |
| A |
AM/PM Uppercase |
AM, PM |
| h |
Hour, 12-hour, without leading zeros |
1-12 |
| hh |
Hour, 12-hour, with leading zeros |
01-12 |
| H |
Hour, 24-hour, without leading zeros |
0-23 |
| HH |
Hour, 24-hour, with leading zeros |
00-23 |
| mm |
Minutes, with leading zeros |
00-59 |
| ss |
Seconds, with leading zeros |
00-59 |
| zz |
Timezone abbreviation |
Eg., EST, MDT ... |