# Autoresponder Date Formats

The default date format on email autoresponders is mm/dd/yyyy. To use an alternate date format, set the token name followed by a pipe and the desired format. Enclose it all in brackets. (i.e. `[orderDate|m/d/Y]`).

Use the following key and examples to customize date tokens. Formatting is **case sensitive**.

Most special characters, such as colon, hyphen, and forward slash are allowed.

#### Date Format Key <a href="#autoresponderdateformats-dateformatkey" id="autoresponderdateformats-dateformatkey"></a>

| Description                                     | Examples          | Character       |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ----------------- | --------------- |
| ---                                             | ---               | **Days**        |
| Numeric day of the month with leading zeroes    | 01, 31            | d               |
| Numeric day of the month without leading zeroes | 1, 31             | j               |
| Suffix corresponding to the day                 | st, nd, rd, th    | S               |
| Day of the week                                 | Monday, Sunday    | l (lowercase L) |
| ---                                             | ---               | **Months**      |
| Numeric month with leading zeroes               | 01, 12            | m               |
| Numeric month without leading zeroes            | 1, 12             | n               |
| Shorthand for a month                           | Jan, Dec          | M               |
| Full month                                      | January, December | F               |
| ---                                             | ---               | **Years**       |
| Shorthand for a year                            | 99, 03            | y               |
| Full year                                       | 1999, 2003        | Y               |
| ---                                             | ---               | **Time**        |
| Lowercase am or pm                              | am, pm            | a               |
| Uppercase AM or PM                              | AM, PM            | A               |
| Hour (12 Hour format)                           | 1, 12             | g               |
| Minute                                          | 00, 59            | i               |
| Second                                          | 00, 59            | s               |
| Timezone                                        | EST, MDT, +05     | T               |
|                                                 |                   |                 |

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The examples below are common date and time formats. You are not restricted to the provided examples.

#### Examples <a href="#autoresponderdateformats-examples" id="autoresponderdateformats-examples"></a>

| Desired Format           | Token Format | Example                       |
| ------------------------ | ------------ | ----------------------------- |
| mm/dd/yyyy (default)     | m/d/Y        | 01/15/2025                    |
| mm/dd/yyyy 00:00 AM      | m/d/Y g:i A  | 01/15/2025 10:30 AM           |
| Weekday, Month dth, yyyy | l, F jS, Y   | Wednesday, January 15th, 2025 |
| Mmm. d yyyy              | M. d Y       | Jan. 15 2025                  |
| dd-mm-yy                 | d-m-y        | 15-01-25                      |