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Custom Timestamp Format

Customise how the time and date are displayed on posts and/or comments.

Relevant tweaks: "Show Absolute Timestamp on Posts" and "Show Absolute Timestamp on Comments".

Examples:

Expression	Output
dd MMM yyyy | hh:mm	05 Nov 2025 | 21:41
MMMM d yy hh:mm ap	November 5 25 09:41 pm
yyyy.dd.MM. hh:mm	2025.11.05. 21:41

Date Expressions:

Expression	Output
d	The day as number without a leading zero (1 to 31).
dd	The day as number with a leading zero (01 to 31).
ddd	The abbreviated localised day name (e.g. 'Mon' to 'Sun').
dddd	The long localised day name (e.g. 'Monday').
M	The month as number without a leading zero (1-12).
MM	The month as number with a leading zero (01-12).
MMM	The abbreviated localised month name (e.g. 'Jan' to 'Dec').
MMMM	The long localised month name (e.g. 'January' to 'December').
yy	The year as two digit number (00-99).
yyyy	The year as four digit number.

Time Expressions:

Expression	Output
h	The hour without a leading zero (0 to 23 or 1 to 12 if AM/PM display).
hh	The hour with a leading zero (00 to 23 or 01 to 12 if AM/PM display).
m	The minute without a leading zero (0 to 59).
mm	The minute with a leading zero (00 to 59).
s	The second without a leading zero (0 to 59).
ss	The second with a leading zero (00 to 59).
z	The milliseconds without leading zeroes (0 to 999).
zzz	The milliseconds with leading zeroes (000 to 999).
AP	Use AM/PM display. AP will be replaced by either "AM" or "PM".
ap	Yse am/pm display. ap will be replaced by either "am" or "pm".
t	Include a time-zone indicator.

Other characters can be used to separate expressions. For example, "dd-mm-yy" would create "05-11-25".