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    When displaying dates in your members portal, we automatically format them based on the language culture the page is being rendered as but, on occasion, you may want to change this.

    You can format dates using the FormatDate filter like this

    {{ event.StartDate | FormatDate: 'd' }}

    The format modifier ('d') in the code example can be replaced by the following modifiers

    Format specifier

    Description

    Examples

    "d"

    Short date pattern.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 6/15/2009 (en-US) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 15/06/2009 (fr-FR) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 2009/06/15 (ja-JP)

    "D"

    Long date pattern.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> Monday, June 15, 2009 (en-US) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 15 июня 2009 г. (ru-RU) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> Montag, 15. Juni 2009 (de-DE)

    "f"

    Full date/time pattern (short time).

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> Monday, June 15, 2009 1:45 PM (en-US) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> den 15 juni 2009 13:45 (sv-SE) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> Δευτέρα, 15 Ιουνίου 2009 1:45 μμ (el-GR)

    "F"

    Full date/time pattern (long time).

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> Monday, June 15, 2009 1:45:30 PM (en-US) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> den 15 juni 2009 13:45:30 (sv-SE) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> Δευτέρα, 15 Ιουνίου 2009 1:45:30 μμ (el-GR)

    "g"

    General date/time pattern (short time).

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 6/15/2009 1:45 PM (en-US) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 15/06/2009 13:45 (es-ES) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 2009/6/15 13:45 (zh-CN)

    "G"

    General date/time pattern (long time).

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 6/15/2009 1:45:30 PM (en-US) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 15/06/2009 13:45:30 (es-ES) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 2009/6/15 13:45:30 (zh-CN)

    "M", "m"

    Month/day pattern.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> June 15 (en-US) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 15. juni (da-DK) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 15 Juni (id-ID)

    "O", "o"

    Round-trip date/time pattern.

    DateTime values: 2009-06-15T13:45:30 (DateTimeKind.Local) --> 2009-06-15T13:45:30.0000000-07:00 2009-06-15T13:45:30 (DateTimeKind.Utc) --> 2009-06-15T13:45:30.0000000Z 2009-06-15T13:45:30 (DateTimeKind.Unspecified) --> 2009-06-15T13:45:30.0000000 DateTimeOffset values: 2009-06-15T13:45:30-07:00 --> 2009-06-15T13:45:30.0000000-07:00

    "R", "r"

    RFC1123 pattern.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:45:30 GMT

    "s"

    Sortable date/time pattern.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 (DateTimeKind.Local) -> 2009-06-15T13:45:30 2009-06-15T13:45:30 (DateTimeKind.Utc) -> 2009-06-15T13:45:30

    "t"

    Short time pattern.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 1:45 PM (en-US) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 13:45 (hr-HR) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 01:45 م (ar-EG)

    "T"

    Long time pattern.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 1:45:30 PM (en-US) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 13:45:30 (hr-HR) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 01:45:30 م (ar-EG)

    "u"

    Universal sortable date/time pattern.

    With a DateTime value: 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 2009-06-15 13:45:30Z With a DateTimeOffset value: 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 2009-06-15 20:45:30Z

    "U"

    Universal full date/time pattern.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> Monday, June 15, 2009 8:45:30 PM (en-US) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> den 15 juni 2009 20:45:30 (sv-SE) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> Δευτέρα, 15 Ιουνίου 2009 8:45:30 μμ (el-GR)

    "Y", "y"

    Year month pattern.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> June, 2009 (en-US) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> juni 2009 (da-DK) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> Juni 2009 (id-ID)

    Format specifier

    Description

    Examples

    "d"

    The day of the month, from 1 through 31.

    2009-06-01T13:45:30 -> 1 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 15

    "dd"

    The day of the month, from 01 through 31.

    2009-06-01T13:45:30 -> 01 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 15

    "ddd"

    The abbreviated name of the day of the week.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> Mon (en-US) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> Пн (ru-RU) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> lun. (fr-FR)

    "dddd"

    The full name of the day of the week.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> Monday (en-US) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> понедельник (ru-RU) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> lundi (fr-FR)

    "f"

    The tenths of a second in a date and time value.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30.6170000 -> 6 2009-06-15T13:45:30.05 -> 0

    "ff"

    The hundredths of a second in a date and time value.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30.6170000 -> 61 2009-06-15T13:45:30.0050000 -> 00

    "fff"

    The milliseconds in a date and time value.

    6/15/2009 13:45:30.617 -> 617 6/15/2009 13:45:30.0005 -> 000

    "ffff"

    The ten thousandths of a second in a date and time value.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30.6175000 -> 6175 2009-06-15T13:45:30.0000500 -> 0000

    "fffff"

    The hundred thousandths of a second in a date and time value.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30.6175400 -> 61754 6/15/2009 13:45:30.000005 -> 00000

    "ffffff"

    The millionths of a second in a date and time value.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30.6175420 -> 617542 2009-06-15T13:45:30.0000005 -> 000000

    "fffffff"

    The ten millionths of a second in a date and time value.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30.6175425 -> 6175425 2009-06-15T13:45:30.0001150 -> 0001150

    "F"

    If non-zero, the tenths of a second in a date and time value.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30.6170000 -> 6 2009-06-15T13:45:30.0500000 -> (no output)

    "FF"

    If non-zero, the hundredths of a second in a date and time value.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30.6170000 -> 61 2009-06-15T13:45:30.0050000 -> (no output)

    "FFF"

    If non-zero, the milliseconds in a date and time value.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30.6170000 -> 617 2009-06-15T13:45:30.0005000 -> (no output)

    "FFFF"

    If non-zero, the ten thousandths of a second in a date and time value.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30.5275000 -> 5275 2009-06-15T13:45:30.0000500 -> (no output)

    "FFFFF"

    If non-zero, the hundred thousandths of a second in a date and time value.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30.6175400 -> 61754 2009-06-15T13:45:30.0000050 -> (no output)

    "FFFFFF"

    If non-zero, the millionths of a second in a date and time value.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30.6175420 -> 617542 2009-06-15T13:45:30.0000005 -> (no output)

    "FFFFFFF"

    If non-zero, the ten millionths of a second in a date and time value.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30.6175425 -> 6175425 2009-06-15T13:45:30.0001150 -> 000115

    "g", "gg"

    The period or era

    2009-06-15T13:45:30.6170000 -> A.D.

    "h"

    The hour, using a 12-hour clock from 1 to 12.

    2009-06-15T01:45:30 -> 1 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 1

    "hh"

    The hour, using a 12-hour clock from 01 to 12.

    2009-06-15T01:45:30 -> 01 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 01

    "H"

    The hour, using a 24-hour clock from 0 to 23.

    2009-06-15T01:45:30 -> 1 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 13

    "HH"

    The hour, using a 24-hour clock from 00 to 23.

    2009-06-15T01:45:30 -> 01 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 13

    "K"

    Time zone information.

    With DateTime values: 2009-06-15T13:45:30, Kind Unspecified -> 2009-06-15T13:45:30, Kind Utc -> Z 2009-06-15T13:45:30, Kind Local -> -07:00 (depends on local computer settings) With DateTimeOffset values: 2009-06-15T01:45:30-07:00 --> -07:00 2009-06-15T08:45:30+00:00 --> +00:00

    "m"

    The minute, from 0 through 59.

    2009-06-15T01:09:30 -> 9 2009-06-15T13:29:30 -> 29

    "mm"

    The minute, from 00 through 59

    2009-06-15T01:09:30 -> 09 2009-06-15T01:45:30 -> 45

    "M"

    The month, from 1 through 12.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 6

    "MM"

    The month, from 01 through 12.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 06

    "MMM"

    The abbreviated name of the month.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> Jun (en-US) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> juin (fr-FR) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> Jun (zu-ZA)

    "MMMM"

    The full name of the month.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> June (en-US) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> juni (da-DK) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> uJuni (zu-ZA)

    "s"

    The second, from 0 through 59.

    2009-06-15T13:45:09 -> 9

    "ss"

    The second, from 00 through 59.

    2009-06-15T13:45:09 -> 09

    "t"

    The first character of the AM/PM designator.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> P (en-US) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 午 (ja-JP) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> (fr-FR)

    "tt"

    The AM/PM designator.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> PM (en-US) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 午後 (ja-JP) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> (fr-FR)

    "y"

    The year, from 0 to 99.

    0001-01-01T00:00:00 -> 1 0900-01-01T00:00:00 -> 0 1900-01-01T00:00:00 -> 0 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 9 2019-06-15T13:45:30 -> 19

    "yy"

    The year, from 00 to 99.

    0001-01-01T00:00:00 -> 01 0900-01-01T00:00:00 -> 00 1900-01-01T00:00:00 -> 00 2019-06-15T13:45:30 -> 19

    "yyy"

    The year, with a minimum of three digits.

    0001-01-01T00:00:00 -> 001 0900-01-01T00:00:00 -> 900 1900-01-01T00:00:00 -> 1900 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 2009

    "yyyy"

    The year as a four-digit number

    0001-01-01T00:00:00 -> 0001 0900-01-01T00:00:00 -> 0900 1900-01-01T00:00:00 -> 1900 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 2009

    "yyyyy"

    The year as a five-digit number.

    0001-01-01T00:00:00 -> 00001 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> 02009

    "z"

    Hours offset from UTC, with no leading zeros.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30-07:00 -> -7

    "zz"

    Hours offset from UTC, with a leading zero for a single-digit value.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30-07:00 -> -07

    "zzz"

    Hours and minutes offset from UTC.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30-07:00 -> -07:00

    ":"

    The time separator.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> : (en-US) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> . (it-IT) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> : (ja-JP)

    "/"

    The date separator.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> / (en-US) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> - (ar-DZ) 2009-06-15T13:45:30 -> . (tr-TR)

    "string" 'string'

    Literal string delimiter.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 ("arr:" h:m t) -> arr: 1:45 P 2009-06-15T13:45:30 ('arr:' h:m t) -> arr: 1:45 P

    %

    Defines the following character as a custom format specifier.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 (%h) -> 1

    \

    The escape character.

    2009-06-15T13:45:30 (h \h) -> 1 h

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