# Date Format

## Description

The bot **Date Format** setting tells Friend Time how a bot prefers to type dates. This helps Friend Time give the correct time conversion.

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To learn how to change settings like this one, see the [bot command](https://friend-time.arilyn.cc/commands/admin-commands/bot).
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## **Options**

1. **Month/Day** (`mm/dd`)
   * Use this option if the bot prefers to types dates with the **month first**, and **day of the month second**.
   * Ex: The bot would type **February 3rd 2021** as "**2/3/2021**".
2. **Day/Month** (`dd/mm`)
   * Use this option if the bot prefers to type dates with the **day of the month first**, and **month second**.
   * Ex: The bot would type **February 3rd 2021** as "**3/2/2021**".