C# Datetime Format

C# Datetime

Please find the cheat sheet detailing formatting options for dates and times in C# :-

c# string to datetime

Example Usage

 <%= String.Format("{specifier}", DateTime.Now) %>

Specifier		Description		Output
d		Short Date		08/04/2007
D		Long Date		08 April 2007
t		Short Time		21:08
T		Long Time		21:08:59
f		Full date and time		08 April 2007 21:08
F		Full date and time (long)		08 April 2007 21:08:59
g		Default date and time		08/04/2007 21:08
G		Default date and time (long)		08/04/2007 21:08:59
M		Day / Month		08 April
r		RFC1123 date		Sun, 08 Apr 2007 21:08:59 GMT
s		Sortable date/time		2007-04-08T21:08:59
u		Universal time, local timezone		2007-04-08 21:08:59Z
Y		Month / Year		April 2007
dd		Day		08
ddd		Short Day Name		Sun
dddd		Full Day Name		Sunday
hh		2 digit hour		09
HH		2 digit hour (24 hour)		21
mm		2 digit minute		08
MM		Month		04
MMM		Short Month name		Apr
MMMM		Month name		April
ss		seconds		59
tt		AM/PM		PM
yy		2 digit year		07
yyyy		4 digit year		2007
:		seperator, e.g. {0:hh:mm:ss}		09:08:59
/		seperator, e.g. {0:dd/MM/yyyy}		08/04/2007

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