Formatting Dates with Pipes in Angular
Using the DatePipe channel, we can set a specific format for the output date. This channel can accept the following parameters for the date display format:
| Format | Equivalent | Example (for en-US locale) |
|---|---|---|
'short' |
'M/d/yy, h:mm a' |
12/31/25, 3:00 AM |
'medium' |
'MMM d, y, h:mm:ss a' |
Dec 31, 2025, 3:00:00 AM |
'long' |
'MMMM d, y, h:mm:ss a z' |
December 31, 2025 at 3:00:00 AM GMT+3 |
'full' |
'EEEE, MMMM d, y, h:mm:ss a zzzz' |
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 3:00:00 AM GMT+03:00 |
'shortDate' |
'M/d/yy' |
12/31/25 |
'mediumDate' |
'MMM d, y' |
Dec 31, 2025 |
'longDate' |
'MMMM d, y' |
December 31, 2025 |
'fullDate' |
'EEEE, MMMM d, y' |
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 |
'shortTime' |
'h:mm a' |
3:00 AM |
'mediumTime' |
'h:mm:ss a' |
3:00:00 AM |
'longTime' |
'h:mm:ss a z' |
3:00:00 AM GMT+3 |
'fullTime' |
'h:mm:ss a zzzz' |
3:00:00 AM GMT+03:00 |
Examples
Let's look at the channel's operation using examples. To do this, in the component class, we'll set the myDate property, into which we'll write the date:
export class AppComponent {
public myDate: number = Date.parse('2025-12-31');
}
Example
Let's output our date without passing any parameters to the channel:
<div>
{{ myDate | date }}
</div>
The result of the executed code:
<div>Dec 31, 2025</div>
Example
Now let's display a short date output:
<div>
{{ myDate | date:'shortDate' }}
</div>
The result of the executed code:
<div>12/31/25</div>
Example
Let's display our date and at the same time find out what day of the week it falls on:
<div>
{{ myDate | date:'fullDate' }}
</div>
The result of the executed code:
<div>Wednesday, December 31, 2025</div>
Practical tasks
Given date:
public myDate: number = Date.parse('2025-01-02');
Format it as follows:
'Jan 2, 2025'
Format the date from the previous task as follows:
'1/2/25, 3:00 AM'
Format the date as follows:
'1/2/25'
Format the date as follows:
'January 2, 2025 at 3:00:00 AM GMT+3'
Format the date as follows:
'Thursday, January 2, 2025'
