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format_date

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Inputs​

Render data​

example

examples/example.json

{
  "issued_on": "2014-01-01",
  "created_at": "2026-05-20T09:00:00Z"
}

Data schema​

schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "issued_on": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "A calendar date (YYYY-MM-DD), consumed by format_date."
    },
    "created_at": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "An RFC 3339 timestamp, consumed by format_time."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "issued_on",
    "created_at"
  ]
}

Template​

template.handlebars

<html>
  <head>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>format_date</h1>
    <p>ISO date: {{ issued_on }}</p>
    <p>Long: {{ format_date "%A %d %B, %Y" issued_on }}</p>
    <p>Short: {{ format_date "%d.%m.%Y" issued_on }}</p>
    <p>Weekday: {{ format_date "%A" issued_on }}</p>

    <h1>format_time</h1>
    <p>Created at: {{ format_time "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S" created_at }} ({{ created_at }})</p>
  </body>
</html>