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

Description
Examples
Character

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Days

Numeric day of the month with leading zeroes

01, 31

d

Numeric day of the month without leading zeroes

1, 31

j

Suffix corresponding to the day

st, nd, rd, th

S

Day of the week

Monday, Sunday

l (lowercase L)

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Months

Numeric month with leading zeroes

01, 12

m

Numeric month without leading zeroes

1, 12

n

Shorthand for a month

Jan, Dec

M

Full month

January, December

F

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Years

Shorthand for a year

99, 03

y

Full year

1999, 2003

Y

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Time

Lowercase am or pm

am, pm

a

Uppercase AM or PM

AM, PM

A

Hour (12 Hour format)

1, 12

g

Minute

00, 59

i

Second

00, 59

s

Timezone

EST, MDT, +05

T

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. d yyyy

M. d Y

Jan. 15 2025

dd-mm-yy

d-m-y

15-01-25

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