Format date

Merges a date held in a contact's field, written however you need. Use it to show a renewal or delivery date in a readable style rather than as a raw stored value.

Syntax

{{formatDate date format culture}}

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
Date	Date	Required	The date to format, usually a contact field.
Format	Text	Optional	How the date is written, such as MM/dd/yyyy. The default for the field's type is used when you leave it out.
Culture	Text	Optional	The culture used to write month names and separators, such as pt-BR. Your account's default is used when you leave it out.

For formats, see the standard date and time formats and the custom date and time formats.

Note: This formats a date you supply. To merge the current date instead, use Now.

Examples

The examples below are based on the following sample content:

Renewal date: {{formatDate Contact.RenewDate "MM/dd/yyyy"}}

A. The contact's RenewDate field has the value 10/17/2026 11:39 AM

Renewal date: 10/17/2026

B. The same value, with a format of dd MMM yyyy and a culture of pt-BR

Renewal date: 17 out 2026

C. The same value, with a format of yyyy

Renewal date: 2026