Formatting dates can be challenging, especially when you need a specific format for your data. Whether you’re working on a project or managing data, figuring out how to set a date in any format can save time and avoid errors. In this post, we’ll walk you through the steps to format dates exactly how you need them.

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How to set a date in any format

• Step 1: Set a date in ISO 8601 format
• Step 2: Set up the date formatting
• Step 3: Sep up ordinal dates

Step 1: Set a date in ISO 8601 format

You can start setting a date in ISO 8601 format. Them you can get dates through a filter to receive the desired format.

---
layout: default

title: Date Formatting

date: 2021-03-23T10:20:00Z

---

Step 2: Set up the date formatting {#set-up-date-formatting)

• With date_to_long_string, you can input like the following structure:

{{ page.date | date_to_long_string }}

The output will be like:
23 March 2021

• With date_to_rfc822, you can input like the following structure:

{{ page.date | date_to_rfc822 }}

The output will be like:
Wed, 23 Mar 2021 23:20:00 +1300

• With date_to_string, you can input like the following structure:

{{ page.date | date_to_string }}

The output will be like:
23 Mar 2021

• With date_to_xmlschema, you can input like the following structure:

{{ page.date | date_to_xmlschema }}

The output will be like:
2021-03-23T23:20:00+13:00

Date will give you a complete format and you can have the rights to control it. Take note that you can specify the template of format you want. For instance:

• With Date, you can input like the following format:

{{ page.date | date: "%m/%d/%Y" }}

The outtput will be like:
03/23/2021

• Or, you can input like this:

{{ page.date | date: "%-d %B %Y"}}

The output will be like:
23 March 2021

Here are a table of many placeholders we can use for date formatting:

Step 3: Sep up ordinal dates

One thing that you should bear in mind you might not get the ordinal date. For instance, merchants cannot output something like May 23rd since there is no placeholder setting up for rd. And there is a solution for it that you can use Liquid in order to calculate as well as output the ordinal date.

You can input the following structure like that:

{% assign day = page.date | date: "%-d"  %}
{% case day %}
  {% when '1' or '21' or '31' %}{{ day }}st
  {% when '2' or '22' %}{{ day }}nd
  {% when '3' or '23' %}{{ day }}rd
  {% else %}{{ day }}th
{% endcase %}
{{ page.date | date: "of %B, %Y" }}

The output will be like:
23rd of March, 2021

Conclusion

Now that you know how to set a date in any format, you can easily manage your data or customize formats to your needs. Take these steps into action, and simplify the way you handle date formatting. Don’t let formatting challenges slow you down—apply these tips today and keep your workflow smooth and efficient!