# Feature Request: Date format DD-Mon-YYYY

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/feature-request-date-format-dd-mon-yyyy/23650>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [10 February 2022 20:59 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/feature-request-date-format-dd-mon-yyyy/23650 "2022-02-10T20:59:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![hieuthi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/hieuthi/32/10815_2.png) [@hieuthi](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/hieuthi)\
**Post date:** [10 February 2022 23:34 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/feature-request-date-format-dd-mon-yyyy/23650/5 "2022-02-10T23:34:36Z")

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This is literally the reason I developed Slash Command plugin, You just need to install the plugin to adjust the setting (The format you are looking for is "yyyy-mmm-dd HH:MM" and "yyyy-mmm-dd", `mmm` is three-letter month). Then just type `/now` or `/date` to print the time string.

> [@Plugin: Slash Commands - Datetime & More](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/plugin-slash-commands-datetime-more/22573):
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> The last essential plugin for my workflow which I rush a little bit to be in time for new year resolution. There are still a lot of plugins in my backlogs but they all nice-to-have features so I will not develop any of them soon. Slash Commands is a collection of utility commands that can be executed by typing corresponding keywords, which start with a slash ('/'). Current version only supports two type of commands (string and datetime) but more might be added in the future. [screencap] You c…

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