Time Format Builder

Start with a common format, refine it with the grouped controls, then copy the pattern into Meantime → Settings → Format → Custom.

05:04

Example date and time: August 8, 2026 at 5:04:09 AM

Start with

Year

Month

Day

Weekday

Hour

Day Period

Available only with lowercase h or hh.

Minute

Second

Time Zone

Date Separators

Time Separator

Section Separators

Literal Text

Text to display exactly

The builder adds the UTS-35 quotes and safely escapes apostrophes.

Need fields beyond this guided set? Read the official Unicode UTS-35 date format pattern documentation. The Custom field in Meantime accepts the full pattern syntax.