| Placeholder | Symbol for | Format |
| HH | Hour (leading zero) | 24 h |
| H | Hour (no leading zero) | 24 h |
| hh | Hour (leading zero) | 12 h |
| h | Hour (no leading zero) | 12 h |
| mm | Minutes | |
| ss | Seconds | |
| yyyy | Year | 4 digits |
| yy | Year | 2 digits |
| MMMM | Name of Month | long |
| MMM | Name of Month | short |
| MM | Number of Month | leading zero |
| M | Number of Month | no leading zero |
| dddd | Weekday | long |
| ddd | Weekday | short |
| dd | Day of Month | leading zero |
| d | Day of Month | no leading zero |
| xx | Week of the Year | (1..52) |
| xxx | Day of the Year | (1..365) |
| tt | AM/PM | |
| t | A/P | |
| \ | Date Separator | |
| | | Line Break | |
| "abc" | Other Characters | (in quotes) |
To control 24h / 12h format, change the language from English / US to English / UK and vice versa.
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