var() dates
The var() function provides a variety of date-related variables that can be used to create dynamic date and time strings. This page details all the available date variables.
| Variable | Description | Example Output |
|---|---|---|
%yyyy% | Returns the full year in 4 digits. | 2024 |
%yy% | Returns the last 2 digits of the year. | 24 |
%mm% | Returns the month in 2 digits, zero-padded. | 04, 11 |
%m% | Returns the month as an integer (without zero-padding). | 4, 11 |
%dd% | Returns the day of the month in 2 digits, zero-padded. | 06, 15 |
%d% | Returns the day of the month as an integer (without zero-padding). | 6, 15 |
%weekday_name% | Returns the full name of the weekday. | Monday, Friday |
%w% | Returns the weekday as a number (0 for Monday, 6 for Sunday). | 0, 6 |
%month_name% | Returns the full name of the month. | October, December |
%month_short% | Returns the abbreviated name of the month. | Oct, Dec |
%week% | Returns the ISO week number of the year. | 41, 52 |
%day_of_year% | Returns the day of the year (1 to 365 or 366 in leap years). | 279, 365 |
%ampm% | Returns either AM or PM, indicating the time of day. | AM, PM |
%hh% | Returns the hour in 2 digits (24-hour format), zero-padded. | 08, 17 |
%h% | Returns the hour as an integer (24-hour format). | 8, 17 |
%minute% | Returns the minute in 2 digits, zero-padded. | 09, 45 |
%quarter% | Returns the current quarter of the year (1-4). | 1, 4 |
%timestamp% | Returns the current Unix timestamp (seconds since 1970-01-01). | 1723612400 |