#datetime

The #datetime Data Helper can be used in templates to output date and time fields in a defined format.

Tip

For further guidance on configuring the #datetime helper, watch our short training video!

Today’s Date

Used on it’s own, the helper will output the current date and time according to when the template’s generated.

For example:

Helper	Output	Format
{{#datetime}}	Today’s date	30 May 2018
{{#datetime ‘MMMM Do’}}	Today’s date	May 30th
{{#datetime ‘Do MMMM YYYY [at] h:mma’}}	Today’s date and time	30th May 2018 at 3:15pm

Custom Field Dates

The helper can also be used in conjunction with Data Markers of the Date or Date/Time type to configure the format of the output.

For example:

Helper	Output	Format
{{#datetime completion.date}}	The matters completion date	12 October 2021
{{#datetime ‘MMMM Do’ completion date}}	The matters completion date	October 12th
{{#datetime ‘Do MMMM YYYY [at] h:mma’ completion.date}}	The matters completion date and time	12 th October 2021 at 12:00pm

Possible Formats

Use the below coding to format your output:

Input	Output	Format
YYYY	4 digit year	2014
YY	2 digit year	14
M	Month number	2
MM	Month number with leading zero to ensure 2 digits	02
MMM	3 letter abbreviation of month name	Jan
MMMM	Month name	January
D	Date of the month	1
DD	Date of the month with leading zero to ensure 2 digits	01
Do	Date of the month with ordinal	1st
DDD	3 letter abbreviation of the day name	Mon
DDDD	Day name	Monday
h	Hour	7
hh	Hour with leading zero to ensure 2 digits	07
mm	Minute with leading zero to ensure 2 digits	05
A	AM or PM	AM
a	am or pm	am

Make use of symbols and text within the helper to further configure the output:

Input	Format
{{#datetime ‘D/M/YY’}}	1/8/21
{{#datetime ‘DD-MM-YYYY’}}	01-08-2021
{{#datetime ‘dddd [the] Do [of] MMMM YYYY’}}	Sunday the 01st of August 2021
{{#datetime ‘hh:mmA’}}	02:30PM

Caution

If making use of the #datetime data helper within a PDF template, at least one data marker needs to be present within the PDF for this data helper to work.