---
title: "FORMAT-DATE"
url: "https://help.formsfly.com/en/article/format-date"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2023-10-23T12:06:55.192Z"
---

# FORMAT-DATE

Convert Date to text in a particular format

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### Syntax

`FORMAT-DATE **(**value, format**)**`

### Example

```plaintext
format-date(today(), 'yyyy-MMM-dd')
```

### Notes

Returns the date value of the field formatted as defined by the format argument.   
The format argument must be a valid .NET date format string.  Typical format specifiers include:   
yy    - 2 digit year   
yyyy - 4 digit year   
MM  - 2 digit month   
MMM - 3 character abbreviated month   
dd - 2 digit day

There are other format specifiers available

### Related

[DATE](https://help.formsfly.com/en/article/date)