Date area
Character  | 
Meaning  | 
Example  | 
|---|---|---|
d  | 
Day number with no leading zero  | 
9  | 
dd  | 
Day number with leading zero if appropriate  | 
09  | 
ddd  | 
Day name abbreviation  | 
Mon  | 
dddd  | 
Day name  | 
Monday  | 
m  | 
Month number with no leading zero  | 
6  | 
mm  | 
Month number with leading zero if appropriate  | 
06  | 
mmm  | 
Month name abbreviation  | 
Jun  | 
mmmm  | 
Month name  | 
June  | 
yy  | 
Two-digit year  | 
97  | 
yyyy  | 
Four-digit year  | 
1997  | 
Examples
Format  | 
Displays  | 
|---|---|
[red]m/d/yy  | 
1/30/98 (in red, if this is a format for input field)  | 
d-mmm-yy  | 
30-Jan-98  | 
dd-mmmm  | 
30-January  | 
mmm-yy  | 
Jan-98  | 
dddd, mmm d, yyyy  | 
Friday, Jan 30, 1998  | 
Time Area
Character  | 
Meaning  | 
|---|---|
h  | 
Hour with no leading zero (for example, 1)  | 
hh  | 
Hour with leading zero if appropriate (for example, 01)  | 
m  | 
Minute with no leading zero (must follow h or hh)  | 
mm  | 
Minute with leading zero if appropriate (must follow h or hh)  | 
s  | 
Second with no leading zero (must follow m or mm)  | 
ss  | 
Second with leading zero (must follow m or mm)  | 
ffffff  | 
Microseconds with no leading zeros. You can enter one to six f’s; each f represents a fraction of a second (must follow s or ss)  | 
AM/PM  | 
Two-character, uppercase abbreviation (AM or PM as appropriate)  | 
am/pm  | 
Two-character, lowercase abbreviation (am or pm as appropriate)  | 
A/P  | 
One-character, uppercase abbreviation (A or P as appropriate)  | 
a/p  | 
One-character, lowercase abbreviation (a or p as appropriate)  | 
Examples
Format  | 
Displays  | 
|---|---|
h:mm AM/PM  | 
9:45 PM  | 
hh:mm A/P  | 
09:45 P  | 
h:mm:ss am/pm  | 
9:45:33 pm  | 
h:mm  | 
21:45  | 
h:mm:ss  | 
21:45:33  | 
h:mm:ss:f  | 
21:45:33:2  | 
h:mm:ss:fff  | 
21:45:33:234  | 
h:mm:ss:ffffff  | 
21:45:33:234567  | 
m/d/yy h:mm  | 
1/30/98 21:45  |