c

Displays the date formatted using the current short date format, followed by the time formatted using the current long time format. No time is displayed if the fractional part of the date/time value is zero.

d

Displays the day as a number without a leading zero (1-31).

dd

Displays the day as a number with a leading zero (01-31).

ddd

Displays the day as an abbreviation (Sun-Sat) using the current short day names.

dddd

Displays the day as a full name (Sunday-Saturday) using the current long day names.

ddddd

Displays the date using the current short date format.

dddddd

Displays the date using the current long date format.

m

Displays the month as a number without a leading zero (1-12). However, if the m specifier immediately follows an h or hh specifier, the minute rather than the month is displayed.

mm

Displays the month as a number with a leading zero (01-12). However, if the mm specifier immediately follows an h or hh specifier, the minute rather than the month is displayed.

mmm

Displays the month as an abbreviation (Jan-Dec) using the current short month names.

mmmm

Displays the month as a full name (January-December) using the current long month names.

yy

Displays the year as a two-digit number (00-99).

yyyy

Displays the year as a four-digit number (0000-9999).

h

Displays the hour without a leading zero (0-23).

hh

Displays the hour with a leading zero (00-23).

n

Displays the minute without a leading zero (0-59).

nn

Displays the minute with a leading zero (00-59).

s

Displays the second without a leading zero (0-59).

ss

Displays the second with a leading zero (00-59).

z

Displays the millisecond without a leading zero (0-999).

zzz

Displays the millisecond with leading zeros (000-999).

t

Displays the time using the current short time format.

tt

Displays the time using the current long time format.

am/pm

Uses the 12-hour clock for the preceding h or hh specifier, and displays 'am' for any hour before noon, and 'pm' for any hour after noon. The am/pm specifier can use lower, upper, or mixed case, and the result is displayed accordingly.

a/p

Uses the 12-hour clock for the preceding h or hh specifier, and displays 'a' for any hour before noon, and 'p' for any hour after noon. The a/p specifier can use lower, upper, or mixed case, and the result is displayed accordingly.

ampm

Uses the 12-hour clock for the preceding h or hh specifier, and displays the current TimeAMString value for any hour before noon, and the current TimePMString value for any hour after noon.

/

Displays the date separator character indicated by your Windows Regional settings.

:

Displays the time separator character indicated by your Windows Regional settings.

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Characters enclosed in single quotes can appear in the format string and are displayed as-is. They do not affect formatting.