Custom Date and Time Formats
All my watchfaces support Custom Date and Time formats. This allows you to set up dates and time in a format you want.
Custom Date Fields
These characters can be used to create a custom Date string.
| Format | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
%z | Day of year from 01/01 | 111 |
%W | Week number (ISO 8601) | 17 |
%V | Week number (Calendar Week, Jan 1 = week 1) | 16 |
%w | Day of Week Number | 3 |
%j | Day of Month with leading Zero | 22 |
%d | Day of Month | 22 |
%D | 3 Letter Day of week | Wed |
%l | Day of week | Wednesday |
%m | Month with leading Zero | 04 |
%n | Month | 4 |
%M | 3 letter Month | Apr |
%F | Full Month | April |
%y | Short Year | 26 |
%Y | Full Year | 2026 |
%C | Capitalize everything in the date string | %l%C = WEDNESDAY |
Custom Time Format
The following characters can be used to create a time string.
Example: %h:%i%a will display: 05:59pm
| Format | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
%h | Hour 12h | 12 |
%H | Hour 24h | 00 |
%g | Hour 12h No leading Zero | 12 |
%G | Hour 24h No leading Zero | 0 |
%a | Lowercase Ante or Post meridian | am |
%A | Uppercase Ante or Post meridian | AM |
%i | Minutes | 07 |
%s | Seconds | 05 |
Note: You are able to use Time strings inside the custom date fields, but not the other way around.
Examples
| Code | Output |
|---|---|
%h:%i%a | 12:07am |
%D %j %M | Wed 22 Apr |
%l %d, %M %Y | Wednesday 22, Apr 2026 |
%l %d, %M %Y%C | WEDNESDAY 22, APR 2026 |
%D %j | Wed 22 |
%H:%i | 00:07 |
%F %d, %Y | April 22, 2026 |
%W/%z | 17/111 |
%h:%i:%s %A | 12:07:05 AM |
%D, %m/%d/%y | Wed, 04/22/26 |
%G:%i | 0:07 |
%w - %l | 3 - Wednesday |
%n/%j/%Y | 4/22/2026 |
%M %d%C | APR 22 |
%h:%i:%s.%a | 12:07:05.am |
