strftime
Presets
Date
| Example | Output | 
|---|---|
%m/%d/%Y | 
      06/05/2013 | 
    
%A, %B %e, %Y | 
      Sunday, June 5, 2013 | 
    
%b %e %a | 
      Jun 5 Sun | 
    
Time
| Example | Output | 
|---|---|
%H:%M | 
      23:05 | 
    
%I:%M %p | 
      11:05 PM | 
    
Used by Ruby, UNIX date, and many more.
Date
| Symbol | Example | Area | 
|---|---|---|
%a | 
      Sun | 
      Weekday | 
%A | 
      Sunday | 
      |
%w | 
      0..6 (Sunday is 0) | 
      |
%y | 
      13 | 
      Year | 
%Y | 
      2013 | 
      |
%b | 
      Jan | 
      Month | 
%B | 
      January | 
      |
%m | 
      01..12 | 
      |
%d | 
      01..31 | 
      Day | 
%e | 
      1..31 | 
      
Time
| Symbol | Example | Area | 
|---|---|---|
%l | 
      1 | 
      Hour | 
%H | 
      00..23 | 
      24h Hour | 
%I | 
      01..12 | 
      12h Hour | 
%M | 
      00..59 | 
      Minute | 
%S | 
      00..60 | 
      Second | 
%p | 
      AM | 
      AM or PM | 
%Z | 
      +08 | 
      Time zone | 
%j | 
      001..366 | 
      Day of the year | 
%% | 
      % | 
      Literal % character | 
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