officefileapi-15287-word-processing-document-api-fields-format-switches-date-and-time-format-switch.md
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Word Processing Document API supports the following date and time format codes:
| Specifier | Description | Sample Result |
|---|---|---|
| d | Displays the day as a number, 1 through 31 . | 5 |
| dd | Displays the day as a number, 01 through 31 . | 05 |
| ddd | Displays the 3-letter day of the week abbreviation according to the current culture. | Fri |
| dddd | Displays the full day of the week according to the current culture. | Friday |
| M | Displays the month as a number, 1 through 12. | 6 |
| MM | Displays the month as a number, 01 through 12. | 06 |
| MMM | Displays the 3-letter month abbreviation according to the current culture. | Nov |
| MMMM | Displays the full month name according to the current culture. | November |
| yy | Displays the 2-digit year. | 20 |
| yyyy | Displays 4-digit year. | 2020 |
| h | Displays the hour on 12-hour clock, 1 through 12 | 4 |
| H | Displays the hour on 12-hour clock, 01 through 12 | 04 |
| hh | Displays the hour on 24-hour clock, 0 to 23. | 4 or 20 |
| HH | Displays the hour on 24-hour clock, 00 to 23. | 04 or 20 |
| m | Displays minutes, 0 to 59. | 8 |
| mm | Displays minutes, 00 to 59. | 08 |
| am/pm | Displays time using am/pm notation, lowercase. | 04:20 AM |
| AM/PM | Displays time using am/pm notation, uppercase. | 04:20 am |
| ss | Displays seconds, 01 to 59. | 05 |
Examples: