Autoresponder Date Formats

The default date format on email autoresponders is mm/dd/yyyy. To use an alternate date format, set the token name followed by a pipe and the desired format. Enclose it all in brackets. (i.e. [orderDate|m/d/Y]).

Use the following key and examples to customize date tokens. Formatting is case sensitive.

Most special characters, such as colon, hyphen, and forward slash, are allowed.

Date Format Key

Character

Description

Examples

Character

Description

Examples

Character

Description

Examples

Character

Description

Examples

Days

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d

Numeric day of the month with leading zeroes

01, 31

j

Numeric day of the month without leading zeroes

1, 31

S

Suffix corresponding to the day

st, nd, rd, th

l (lowercase L)

Day of the week

Monday, Sunday

Months

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---

m

Numeric month with leading zeroes

01, 12

n

Numeric month without leading zeroes

1, 12

M

Shorthand for a month

Jan, Dec

F

Full month

January, December

Years

---

---

y

Shorthand for a year

99, 03

Y

Full year

1999, 2003

Time

---

---

a

Lowercase am or pm

am, pm

A

Uppercase AM or PM

AM, PM

g

Hour (12 Hour format)

1, 12

i

Minute

00, 59

s

Second

00, 59

T

Timezone

EST, MDT, +05

 

 

The examples below are common date and time formats. You are not restricted to the provided examples.

Examples

Desired Format

Token Format

Example

Desired Format

Token Format

Example

mm/dd/yyyy (default)

m/d/Y

01/15/2025

mm/dd/yyyy 00:00 AM

m/d/Y g:i A

01/15/2025 10:30 AM

Weekday, Month dth, yyyy

l, F jS, Y

Wednesday, January 15th, 2025

Mmm. dth yyyy

M. d Y

Jan. 15th 2025

dd-mm-yy

d-m-y

15-01-25