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Date formats in templates
Format codes
Select the required date format from the list below.
| Date format code | Date component | Example |
| d | day of month (without leading zero) | 3 |
| dd | day of month (with leading zero) | 03 |
| ddd | day of week (three letters) | Tue |
| dddd | day of week (full) | Tuesday |
| M | month (numeric, without leading zero) | 1 |
| MM | month (numeric, with leading zero) | 01 |
| MMM | month (three letters) | Jan |
| MMMM | month (full) | January |
| yy | year (two digits) | 12 |
| yyyy | year (four digits) | 2012 |
| th | day of the month suffix | st, nd, rd, or th |
Examples for the date 1 September 2024
You can use other symbol for additional format. Commonly used symbols for separating date components are / (forward slash) and - (hyphen). The examples below show some common formatting options.
| Format code | Report Output |
| dd/MM/yy | 01/09/24 |
| ddd, dd-MMM-yyyy | Sun, 01-Sep-2024 |
| dddd, dth MMMM yyyy | Sunday, 1st September 2024 |
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