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Date format
Custom timestamps use a subset of POSIX / GNU date format tokens (same idea as strftime). Set them per kind (Quotes, Blogs, Chat) under that kind’s gear. Preferred time zone is under Appearance on Settings .
Example %Y-%m-%d %H:%M → 2026-08-29 01:51 (now, preferred time zone).
| Token | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| %Y | Year, four digits | 2026 |
| %y | Year, two digits | 26 |
| %m | Month, 01–12 | 08 |
| %d | Day of month, 01–31 | 25 |
| %e | Day of month, space-padded | 5 |
| %H | Hour, 00–23 | 14 |
| %I | Hour, 01–12 | 02 |
| %M | Minute, 00–59 | 07 |
| %S | Second, 00–59 | 09 |
| %p | AM / PM | PM |
| %A | Weekday name | Tuesday |
| %a | Weekday short | Tue |
| %B | Month name | August |
| %b | Month short | Aug |
| %F | Same as %Y-%m-%d | 2026-08-25 |
| %T | Same as %H:%M:%S | 14:07:09 |
| %R | Same as %H:%M | 14:07 |
| %z | UTC offset | -0400 |
| %Z | Timezone name | EDT |
| %s | Unix epoch seconds | 1780000000 |
| %% | Literal % | % |