A date format is a shorthand specification of how a date appears. It consists of various punctuation marks and symbols that represent the formatting that the date must use. The following table lists examples of date formats.
The format of dates is governed by an ISO standard. Each country or region specifies its own date formats. The four general categories of date formats are short, medium, long, and full. The following table contains examples of different date formats from different locales for each of the categories.
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Date formats