Date and Time Formatting

You can use the reference below to create your own custom date format which can be used in the Event Genius plugin to display a date or time in any custom format.

Date

Day

• d: Day of the month with leading zeroes. Values are 01 through 31.
• j: Day of the month without leading zeroes. Values 1 through 31
• D: Day of the week abbreviations. Sun through Sat
• l: Day of the week. Values Sunday through Saturday
• w: Day of the week without leading zeroes. Values 0 through 6.
• z: Day of the year without leading zeroes. Values 0 through 365.

Month

• m: Month number with leading zeroes. Values 01 through 12
• n: Month number without leading zeroes. Values 1 through 12
• M: Abbreviation for the month. Values Jan through Dec
• F: Normal month representation. Values January through December.
• t: The number of days in the month. Values 28 through 31.

Year

• L: 1 if it’s a leap year and 0 if it isn’t.
• Y: A four digit year format
• y: A two digit year format. Values 00 through 99.

Date Examples

• F j, Y – November 6, 2025
• l, F jS, Y – Saturday, November 6th, 2025
• M j, Y – Nov 6, 2025
• Y/m/d – 2025/11/06
• m.d.y – 06.11.2025

Time

• a: am or pm depending on the time
• A: AM or PM depending on the time
• g: Hour without leading zeroes. Values are 1 through 12.
• G: Hour in 24-hour format without leading zeroes. Values are 0 through 23.
• h: Hour with leading zeroes. Values 01 through 12.
• H: Hour in 24-hour format with leading zeroes. Values 00 through 23.
• i: Minute with leading zeroes. Values 00 through 59.
• s: Seconds with leading zeroes. Values 00 through 59.

Time Examples

• g:i a – 12:50 am
• g:i:s a – 12:50:48 am
• G:i – 0:50
• g:i A – 12:50 AM
• g:i:s A – 12:50:48 AM