# Default supported datetime formats

By default, Tonic Textual supports the following datetime formats.

## Date only formats

<table><thead><tr><th width="294" valign="top">Format</th><th valign="top">Example value</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">yyyy/M/d</td><td valign="top">2024/1/17</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">yyyy-M-d</td><td valign="top">2024-1-17</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">yyyyMMdd</td><td valign="top">20240117</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">yyyy.M.d</td><td valign="top">2024.1.17</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">yyyy, MMM d</td><td valign="top">2024, Jan 17</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">yyyy-M</td><td valign="top">2024-1</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">yyyy/M</td><td valign="top">2024/1</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">d/M/yyyy</td><td valign="top">17/1/2024</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">d-MMM-yyyy</td><td valign="top">17-Jan-2024</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">dd-MMM-yy</td><td valign="top">17-Jan-24</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">d-M-yyyy</td><td valign="top">17-1-2024</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">d/MMM/yyyy</td><td valign="top">17/Jan/2024</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">d MMMM yyyy</td><td valign="top">17 January 2024</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">d MMM yyyy</td><td valign="top">17 Jan 2024</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">d MMMM, yyyy</td><td valign="top">17 January, 2024</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">ddd, d MMM yyyy</td><td valign="top">Wed, 17 Jan 2024</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">M/d/yyyy</td><td valign="top">1/17/2024</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">M/d/yy</td><td valign="top">1/17/24</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">M-d-yyyy</td><td valign="top">1-17-2024</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">MMddyyyy</td><td valign="top">01172024</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">MMMM d, yyyy</td><td valign="top">January 17, 2024</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">MMM d, ''yy</td><td valign="top">Jan 17, '24</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">MM-yyyy</td><td valign="top">01-2024</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">MMMM, yyyy</td><td valign="top">January, 2024</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Date and time formats

<table><thead><tr><th width="294" valign="top">Format</th><th valign="top">Example value</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">yyyy-M-d HH:mm</td><td valign="top">2024-1-17 15:45</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">d-M-yyyy HH:mm</td><td valign="top">17-1-2024 15:45</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">MM-dd-yy HH:mm</td><td valign="top">01-17-24 15:45</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">d/M/yy HH:mm:ss</td><td valign="top">17/1/24 15:45:30</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">d/M/yyyy HH:mm:ss</td><td valign="top">17/1/2024 15:45:30</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">yyyy/M/d HH:mm:ss</td><td valign="top">2024/1/17 15:45:30</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">yyyy-M-dTHH:mm:ss</td><td valign="top">2024-1-17T15:45:30</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">yyyy/M/dTHH:mm:ss</td><td valign="top">2024/1/17T15:45:30</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">yyyy-M-d HH:mm:ss'Z'</td><td valign="top">2024-1-17 15:45:30Z</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">yyyy-M-d'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'</td><td valign="top">2024-1-17T15:45:30Z</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">yyyy-M-d HH:mm:ss.fffffff</td><td valign="top">2024-1-17 15:45:30.1234567</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">yyyy-M-dd HH:mm:ss.FFFFFF</td><td valign="top">2024-1-17 15:45:30.123456</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">yyyy-M-dTHH:mm:ss.fff</td><td valign="top">2024-1-17T15:45:30.123</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Time only formats

<table><thead><tr><th width="294" valign="top">Format</th><th valign="top">Example value</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">HH:mm</td><td valign="top">15:45</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">HH:mm:ss</td><td valign="top">15:45:30</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">HHmmss</td><td valign="top">154530</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">hh:mm:ss tt</td><td valign="top">03:45:30 PM</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">HH:mm:ss'Z'</td><td valign="top">15:45:30Z</td></tr></tbody></table>


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