Custom Command

$formatDate

Formats a date provided as milliseconds, a string, or an ISO string into a specified format. You can find a detailed explanation of the formatting syntax hereopen in new window.

Usage: $formatDate[date;format]

  • date: The date to format. This can be:
    • Milliseconds (e.g., 1678886400000)
    • A date string (e.g., 1/1/2023)
    • An ISO string (e.g., 2023-03-15T12:00:00Z)
    • Anything that JavaScript's Date object can understand.
  • format: (Optional) The desired output format. If omitted, the default format is used (Sunday, 14 March 2021).

Example:


Member04/23/2025
!!exec $formatDate[$dateStamp] $formatDate[$dateStamp;LLLL] $formatDate[$dateStamp;dddd at hour HH]
Custom Command Bot 04/23/2025
Sunday, March 15 2020 March 15 2020 1:00 PM Sunday at hour 10

Date Input Options:

  • datestamp - Example: 1615578797890 (Milliseconds since the Unix epoch)
  • ms - Example: 315569267878790ms
  • string date - Example: 1/17/2021, 9:09:19 PM
  • String in ISO - Example: 2000-3-12T14:48:00.000Z

Format Options:

Here are some common formatting options:

  • Blank (default) - Example: Sunday, 14 March 2021
  • LT - Time - Example: 6:01 AM
  • LTS - Time with seconds - Example: 1:58:3 AM
  • L - Date - Example: 1/10/2021
  • LLL - Specified Date - Example: March 12 2020 4:02 AM
  • LLLL - Specified Date with Day - Example: Friday, March 12 2021 4:02 AM
  • dddd - Day - Example: Friday
  • HH - Hour (24-hour format) - Example: 15

Other Timezone

Date functions use the default UTC timezone. You can change this. Learn More

Function difficulty: Easy
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