# Date Formats

Depending on the countries, dates may have different formats. Here are the elements that can help you change the date format or customize it.

List of recognized date formatsList of recognized date formats

| Date format | Description |
| --- | --- |
| EEEE | Day of the week |
| MM | Month of the year in a two-digit format |
| MMM | Abbreviated month of the year |
| MMMM | Month of the year |
| dd | Day of the month |
| yy | Year in two-digit format |
| yyyy | Year in four-digit format |
| YYYY | Week-based year |
| HH | Hour of the day (0-23) |
| hh | Clock hour in AM/PM (1-12) format |
| mm | Minute |
| ss | Second |
| SSS | Fraction of a second |
| a | AM/PM marker |
| Z | UTC time offset |