Autoresponder Date Formats
- Nick Seyler
- Tom Knuth
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 |
|---|---|---|
Days | --- | --- |
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 | --- | --- |
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 |
|---|---|---|
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 |