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# PHP Date Formats

Here’s a list of the characters of all date formats in [MEC](https://webnus.net). From here, you can choose to display the date format you want: (Click [here](https://wordpress.org/support/article/formatting-date-and-time/) for more information on WordPress date formats.)

## MEC PHP Date Formats

![PHP Date Formats](https://webnus.net/dox/modern-events-calendar/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dateformat.png "dateformat - PHP Date Formats")

## PHP Date Formats Table

| format character | Description / Comment | Example returned values |
| ---- |
| *Day* | — | — |
| *d* | Day of the month, 2 digits with leading zeros | *01* to *31* |
| *D* | A textual representation of a day, three letters | *Mon* through *Sun* |
| *j* | Day of the month without leading zeros | *1* to *31* |
| *l* (lowercase “L”) | A full textual representation of the day of the week | *Sunday* through *Saturday* |
| *N* | ISO-8601 numeric representation of the day of the week | *1* (Monday) through *7* (Sunday) |
| *S* | English ordinal suffix for the day of the month, 2 characters | *st*, *nd*, *rd* or *th* |
| *w* | Numeric representation of the day of the week | *0* (Sunday) through *6* (Saturday) |
| *z* | The day of the year (starting from 0) | *0* through *365* |
| *Week* | — | — |
| *W* | ISO-8601 week number of year, weeks starting on Monday | *42* |
| *Month* | — | — |
| *F* | Full textual representation of a month | *January* through *December* |
| *m* | Numeric representation of a month, with leading zeros | *01* through *12* |
| *M* | Short textual representation of a month, three letters | *Jan* through *Dec* |
| *n* | Numeric representation of a month, without leading zeros | *1* through *12* |
| *t* | Number of days in the given month | *28* through *31* |
| *Year* | — | — |
| *L* | Whether it’s a leap year | *1* if leap year, *0* otherwise |
| *o* | ISO-8601 week-numbering year | *1999*, *2003* |
| *Y* | Full numeric representation of a year, 4 digits | *1999*, *2003* |
| *y* | Two digit representation of a year | *99*, *03* |
| *Time* | — | — |
| *a* | Lowercase am/pm | *am*, *pm* |
| *A* | Uppercase AM/PM | *AM*, *PM* |
| *B* | Swatch Internet time | *000* through *999* |
| *g* | 12-hour format without leading zeros | *1* through *12* |
| *G* | 24-hour format without leading zeros | *0* through *23* |
| *h* | 12-hour format with leading zeros | *01* through *12* |
| *H* | 24-hour format with leading zeros | *00* through *23* |
| *i* | Minutes with leading zeros | *00* to *59* |
| *s* | Seconds with leading zeros | *00* through *59* |
| *u* | Microseconds | *654321* |
| *v* | Milliseconds | *654* |
| *Timezone* | — | — |
| *e* | Timezone identifier | *UTC*, *GMT*, *Atlantic/Azores* |
| *I* | Daylight Saving Time | *1* or *0* |
| *O* | GMT difference (hours) | *+0200* |
| *P* | GMT difference with colon | *+02:00* |
| *T* | Timezone abbreviation | *EST*, *MDT* |
| *Z* | Timezone offset in seconds | *-43200* through *50400* |
| *Full Date/Time* | — | — |
| *c* | ISO 8601 date | 2004-02-12T15:19:21+00:00 |
| *r* | RFC 2822 formatted date | Thu, 21 Dec 2000 16:01:07 +0200 |
| *U* | Seconds since Unix Epoch | time() |