| Format | Example | Output |
| d |
String.Format("{0:d}", Now) |
5/2/2008 |
| dd |
String.Format("{0:dd}", Now) |
02 |
| dddd |
String.Format("{0:dddd}", Now) |
Friday |
| M |
String.Format("{0:M}", Now) |
May 02 |
| MM |
String.Format("{0:MM}", Now) |
05 |
| MMM |
String.Format("{0:MMM}", Now) |
May |
| String.Format("{0:MMM dd}", Now) |
May 02 |
| String.Format("{0:dd MMM}", Now) |
02 May |
| MMMM |
String.Format("{0:MMMM}", Now) |
May |
| String.Format("{0:MMMM dd}", Now) |
May 02 |
| String.Format("{0:dd MMMM}", Now) |
02 May |
| y |
String.Format("{0:y}", Now) |
May, 2008 |
| String.Format("{0:M d y}", Now) |
5 2 8 |
| yy |
String.Format("{0:yy}", Now) |
08 |
| String.Format("{0:M d yy}", Now) |
5 2 08 |
| yyyy |
String.Format("{0:yyyy}", Now) |
2008 |
| String.Format("{0:d MMMM yyyy}", Now) |
2 May 2008 |
| / - , |
String.Format("{0:dd/MM/yyyy}", Now) |
02/05/2008 |
| String.Format("{0:dd-MMMM-yyyy}", Now) |
02-May-2008 |
| String.Format("{0:MMMM d, yyyy}", Now) |
May 2, 2008 |
| H |
String.Format("{0:HH}", Now) |
03 |
| mm |
String.Format("{0:mm}", Now) |
57 |
| String.Format("{0:H:mm}", Now) |
3:57 |
| ss |
String.Format("{0:ss}", Now) |
03 |
| String.Format("{0:H:m:ss}", Now) |
3:57:03 |
| f... |
String.Format("{0:H:mm:ssffff}", Now) |
3:57:0314855 |
| Other |
String.Format("Today is {0:MMM d, yyyy}", Now) |
Today is May 2, 2008 |
| String.Format("The time is {0:H:mm:ss}", Now) |
The time is 3:57:03 |