The following chart shows typical usage of date and time formatting with the Gregorian calendar. There is important information on Date/Time Review, so please read that page before starting!
| Fields | English Example | Native Example |
| Full Month |
| year month | January 2012 | janúar 2012 | view |
| to month+1 | January – February 2012 | janúar–febrúar 2012 | view |
| to year+1 | January 2012 – January 2013 | janúar 2012 – janúar 2013 | view |
| year month day | January 13, 2012 | 13. janúar 2012 | view |
| to day+1 | January 13 – 14, 2012 | 13.–14. janúar 2012 | view |
| to month+1 | January 13 – February 13, 2012 | 13. janúar – 13. febrúar 2012 | view |
| to year+1 | January 13, 2012 – January 13, 2013 | 13. janúar 2012 – 13. janúar 2013 | view |
| year month day weekday | Friday, January 13, 2012 | föstudagur, 13. janúar 2012 | view |
| to day+1 | Friday, January 13 – Saturday, January 14, 2012 | föstudagur, 13. – laugardagur, 14. janúar 2012 | view |
| to month+1 | Friday, January 13 – Monday, February 13, 2012 | föstudagur, 13. janúar – mánudagur, 13. febrúar 2012 | view |
| to year+1 | Friday, January 13, 2012 – Sunday, January 13, 2013 | föstudagur, 13. janúar 2012 – sunnudagur, 13. janúar 2013 | view |
| month day | January 13 | 13. janúar | view |
| to day+1 | January 13 – 14 | 13.–14. janúar | view |
| to month+1 | January 13 – February 13 | 13. janúar – 13. febrúar | view |
| month day weekday | Friday, January 13 | föstudagur, 13. janúar | view |
| to day+1 | Friday, January 13 – Saturday, January 14 | föstudagur, 13. – laugardagur, 14. janúar | view |
| to month+1 | Friday, January 13 – Monday, February 13 | föstudagur, 13. janúar – mánudagur, 13. febrúar | view |
| Abbreviated Month |
| year montha | Jan 2012 | jan. 2012 | view |
| to month+1 | Jan – Feb 2012 | jan.–feb. 2012 | view |
| to year+1 | Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | jan. 2012 – jan. 2013 | view |
| year montha day | Jan 13, 2012 | 13. jan. 2012 | view |
| to day+1 | Jan 13 – 14, 2012 | 13.–14. jan. 2012 | view |
| to month+1 | Jan 13 – Feb 13, 2012 | 13. jan. – 13. feb. 2012 | view |
| to year+1 | Jan 13, 2012 – Jan 13, 2013 | 13. jan. 2012 – 13. jan. 2013 | view |
| year montha day weekday | Fri, Jan 13, 2012 | fös., 13. jan. 2012 | view |
| to day+1 | Fri, Jan 13 – Sat, Jan 14, 2012 | fös., 13. – lau., 14. jan. 2012 | view |
| to month+1 | Fri, Jan 13 – Mon, Feb 13, 2012 | fös., 13. jan. – mán., 13. feb. 2012 | view |
| to year+1 | Fri, Jan 13, 2012 – Sun, Jan 13, 2013 | fös., 13. jan. 2012 – sun., 13. jan. 2013 | view |
| montha day | Jan 13 | 13. jan. | view |
| to day+1 | Jan 13 – 14 | 13.–14. jan. | view |
| to month+1 | Jan 13 – Feb 13 | 13. jan. – 13. feb. | view |
| montha day weekday | Fri, Jan 13 | fös., 13. jan. | view |
| to day+1 | Fri, Jan 13 – Sat, Jan 14 | fös., 13. – lau., 14. jan. | view |
| to month+1 | Fri, Jan 13 – Mon, Feb 13 | fös., 13. jan. – mán., 13. feb. | view |
| Numeric Month |
| year monthn | 1/2012 | 1. 2012 | view |
| to month+1 | 1/2012 – 2/2012 | 1.2012 – 2.2012 | view |
| to year+1 | 1/2012 – 1/2013 | 1.2012 – 1.2013 | view |
| year monthn day | 1/13/2012 | 13.1.2012 | view |
| to day+1 | 1/13/2012 – 1/14/2012 | 13.1.2012 – 14.1.2012 | view |
| to month+1 | 1/13/2012 – 2/13/2012 | 13.1.2012 – 13.2.2012 | view |
| to year+1 | 1/13/2012 – 1/13/2013 | 13.1.2012 – 13.1.2013 | view |
| year monthn day weekday | Fri, 1/13/2012 | fös., 13.1.2012 | view |
| to day+1 | Fri, 1/13/2012 – Sat, 1/14/2012 | fös., 13.1.2012 – lau., 14.1.2012 | view |
| to month+1 | Fri, 1/13/2012 – Mon, 2/13/2012 | fös., 13.1.2012 – mán., 13.2.2012 | view |
| to year+1 | Fri, 1/13/2012 – Sun, 1/13/2013 | fös., 13.1.2012 – sun., 13.1.2013 | view |
| monthn day | 1/13 | 13.1. | view |
| to day+1 | 1/13 – 1/14 | 13.1.–14.1. | view |
| to month+1 | 1/13 – 2/13 | 13.1.–13.2. | view |
| monthn day weekday | Fri, 1/13 | fös., 13.1. | view |
| to day+1 | Fri, 1/13 – Sat, 1/14 | fös., 13.1. – lau., 14.1. | view |
| to month+1 | Fri, 1/13 – Mon, 2/13 | fös., 13.1. – mán., 13.2. | view |
| Other Dates |
| year | 2012 | 2012 | view |
| to year+1 | 2012 – 2013 | 2012–2013 | view |
| year quarter | 1st quarter 2012 | 1. fjórðungur 2012 | view |
| year quartera | Q1 2012 | F1 2012 | view |
| quarter | 1st quarter | 1. fjórðungur |
| quartera | Q1 | F1 |
| month | January | janúar | view |
| to month+1 | January – February | janúar–febrúar | view |
| montha | Jan | jan. | view |
| to month+1 | Jan – Feb | jan.–feb. | view |
| monthn | 1 | 1 | view |
| to month+1 | 1 – 2 | 1.–2. | view |
| day | 13 | 13 | view |
| to day+1 | 13 – 14 | 13.–14. | view |
| day weekday | 13 Fri | fös. 13. | view |
| to day+1 | 13 Fri – 14 Sat | fös. 13. – lau. 14. |
| weekday | Friday | föstudagur | view |
| to weekday+1 | Friday – Saturday | föstudagur – laugardagur |
| weekdaya | Fri | fös. | view |
| to weekday+1 | Fri – Sat | fös. – lau. |
| Times |
| hour | 2 PM | 14 | view |
| to hour+1 | 1 PM – 2 PM | 13 – 14 | view |
| hour minute | 2:45 PM | 14:45 | view |
| to minute+1 | 1:45 PM – 1:46 PM | 13:45 – 13:46 | view |
| to hour+1 | 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM | 13:45 – 14:45 | view |
| hour minute second | 2:45:59 PM | 14:45:59 | view |
| minute second | 45:59 | 45:59 | view |
| minute | 45 | 45 |
| second | 59 | 59 |
| Dates and Times |
| month, day, hour, minute | 1/13, 2:45 PM | 13.1., 14:45 |
| month, day, hour, minute | Jan 13, 2:45 PM | 13. jan., 14:45 |
| month, day, hour, minute | January 13, 2:45 PM | 13. janúar, 14:45 |
| year month, day, hour, minute | 1/13/2012, 2:45:59 PM | 13.1.2012, 14:45:59 |
| year month, day, hour, minute | Jan 13, 2012, 2:45:59 PM | 13. jan. 2012, 14:45:59 |
| year month, day, hour, minute | January 13, 2012, 2:45:59 PM | 13. janúar 2012, 14:45:59 |
| year month, day, hour, minute, zone | January 13, 2012, 2:45:59 PM France Time | 13. janúar 2012, 14:45:59 Frakkland |
| year month, day, hour, minute, zone (long) | January 13, 2012, 2:45:59 PM Central European Time | 13. janúar 2012, 14:45:59 Mið-Evróputími |
| Relative Dates |
| 3 years ago | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
| 2 years ago | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
| Last year | last year | á síðasta ári | view |
| This year | this year | á þessu ári | view |
| Next year | next year | á næsta ári | view |
| 2 years from now | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
| 3 years from now | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
| 3 months ago | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
| Last month | last month | í síðasta mánuði | view |
| This month | this month | í þessum mánuði | view |
| Next month | next month | í næsta mánuði | view |
| 3 months from now | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
| 6 weeks ago | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
| Last week | last week | í síðustu viku | view |
| This week | this week | í þessari viku | view |
| Next week | next week | í næstu viku | view |
| 6 weeks from now | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
| Last Sunday | last Sunday | síðasta sunnudag | view |
| This Sunday | this Sunday | sunnudagur í þessari viku | view |
| Next Sunday | next Sunday | næsta sunnudag | view |
| Last Sunday + time | last Sunday at 1:45 PM | síðasta sunnudag kl. 13:45 | view |
| This Sunday + time | this Sunday at 1:45 PM | sunnudagur í þessari viku kl. 13:45 | view |
| Next Sunday + time | next Sunday at 1:45 PM | næsta sunnudag kl. 13:45 | view |
| 3 days ago | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
| Yesterday | yesterday | í gær | view |
| This day | today | í dag | view |
| Tomorrow | tomorrow | á morgun | view |
| 3 days from now | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
| 3 days ago + time | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ at 1:45 PM | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ kl. 13:45 |
| Last day + time | yesterday at 1:45 PM | í gær kl. 13:45 | view |
| This day + time | today at 1:45 PM | í dag kl. 13:45 | view |
| Next day + time | tomorrow at 1:45 PM | á morgun kl. 13:45 | view |
| 3 days from now + time | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ at 1:45 PM | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ kl. 13:45 |
| Additional Patterns in Locale data |
| EHm | Fri 14:45 | fös., 14:45 | view |
| EHms | Fri 14:45:59 | fös., 14:45:59 | view |
| G | AD | e.Kr. |
| Gy | 2012 AD | 2012 e.Kr. | view |
| GyMMM | Jan 2012 AD | jan. 2012 e.Kr. | view |
| GyMMMEd | Fri, Jan 13, 2012 AD | fös., 13. jan. 2012 e.Kr. | view |
| GyMMMd | Jan 13, 2012 AD | 13. jan. 2012 e.Kr. | view |
| MMMMEd | Fri, January 13 | fös., 13. janúar | view |
| MMMMW | week 2 of Jan | viku 2 í jan. |
| yMMMMEd | Fri, January 13, 2012 | fös., 13. janúar 2012 | view |
| yw | week 2 of 2012 | viku 2 af 2012 |
Please review these and correct if needed. The Wide fields are the most important. To correct them, go to view and following. Note: Day Periods can be a bit tricky; for more information, see Day Periods.