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AngularJS date Filter


Example

Display the number as a date format:

<div ng-app="myApp" ng-controller="datCtrl">

<p>Date = {{ today | date }}</p>

</div>
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Definition and Usage

The date filter formats a date to a specified format.

The date can be a date object, milliseconds, or a datetime string like "2016-01-05T09:05:05.035Z"

By default, the format is "MMM d, y" (Jan 5, 2016).


Syntax

{{ date | date : format : timezone }}

Parameter Values

Value Description
format Optional. The date format to display the date in, which can be one or more of the following:
"yyyy" year (2016)
"yy" year (16)
"y" year (2016)
"MMMM" month (January)
"MMM" month (Jan)
"MM" month (01)
"M" month (1)
"dd" day (06)
"d" day (6)
"EEEE" day (Tuesday)
"EEE" day (Tue)
"HH" hour, 00-23 (09)
"H" hour 0-23 (9)
"hh" hour in AM/PM, 00-12 (09)
"h" hour in AM/PM, 0-12 (9)
"mm" minute (05)
"m" minute (5)
"ss" second (05)
"s" second (5)
"sss" millisecond (035)
"a" (AM/PM)
"Z" timezone (from -1200 to +1200)
"ww" week (00-53)
"w" week (0-53)
"G" era (AD)
"GG" era (AD)
"GGG" era (AD)
"GGGG" era (Anno Domini)

The format value can also be one of the following predefined formats:
"short" same as "M/d/yy h:mm a" (1/5/16 9:05 AM)
"medium" same as "MMM d, y h:mm:ss a" (Jan 5, 2016 9:05:05 AM)
"shortDate" same as "M/d/yy" (1/5/16)
"mediumDate" same as "MMM d, y" (Jan 5, 2016)
"longDate" same as "MMMM d, y" (January 5, 2016)
"fullDate" same as "EEEE, MMMM d, y" (Tuesday, January 5, 2016)
"shortTime" same as "h:mm a" (9:05 AM)
"mediumTime" same as "h:mm:ss a" (9:05:05 AM)
timezone Optional. The timezone used to format the date.


More Examples

Example

Display a date in a custom format:

<div ng-app="myApp" ng-controller="datCtrl">

<p>Date = {{ today | date :  "dd.MM.y" }}</p>

</div>
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Example

Display a date using a predefined format:

<div ng-app="myApp" ng-controller="datCtrl">

<p>Date = {{ today | date : "fullDate" }}</p>

</div>
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Example

Display a date combination of text and a predefined format:

<div ng-app="myApp" ng-controller="datCtrl">

<p>Date = {{ today | date : "'today is ' MMMM d, y" }}</p>

</div>
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Example

The date as a datetime string:

<div ng-app="">

<p>Date = {{ "2016-01-05T09:05:05.035Z" | date }}</p>

</div>
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Related Pages

AngularJS Tutorial: Angular Filters