MySQL DATE_FORMAT() Function
Definition and Usage
The DATE_FORMAT() function is used to display date/time data in different formats.
Syntax
The date parameter is a valid date. The format specifies the output format of the date/time.
The available formats are:
| Format | Description |
|---|---|
| %a | Abbreviated weekday name |
| %b | Abbreviated month name |
| %c | Month, numeric |
| %D | Day of the month with English suffix |
| %d | Day of the month, numeric (00-31) |
| %e | Day of the month, numeric (0-31) |
| %f | Microseconds |
| %H | Hour (00-23) |
| %h | Hour (01-12) |
| %I | Hour (01-12) |
| %i | Minutes, numeric (00-59) |
| %j | Day of the year (001-366) |
| %k | Hour (0-23) |
| %l | Hour (1-12) |
| %M | Month name |
| %m | Month, numeric (00-12) |
| %p | AM or PM |
| %r | Time, 12-hour (hh:mm:ss AM or PM) |
| %S | Seconds (00-59) |
| %s | Seconds (00-59) |
| %T | Time, 24-hour (hh:mm:ss) |
| %U | Week (00-53) where Sunday is the first day of the week |
| %u | Week (00-53) where Monday is the first day of the week |
| %V | Week (01-53) where Sunday is the first day of the week, used with %X |
| %v | Week (01-53) where Monday is the first day of the week, used with %x |
| %W | Weekday name |
| %w | Day of the week (0=Sunday, 6=Saturday) |
| %X | Year where Sunday is the first day of the week, 4 digits, used with %V |
| %x | Year where Monday is the first day of the week, 4 digits, used with %v |
| %Y | Year, 4 digits |
| %y | Year, 2 digits |
Example
The following script uses the DATE_FORMAT() function to display different formats. We use NOW() to get the current date/time:
The result is shown below: