# Date Formatting based on User

**URL:** <https://forums.knack.com/t/date-formatting-based-on-user/9412>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [November 29, 2017, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/date-formatting-based-on-user/9412 "2017-11-29T11:41:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![JulianKirkness](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/juliankirkness/32/770_2.png) [@JulianKirkness](https://forums.knack.com/u/JulianKirkness)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/date-formatting-based-on-user/9412/1 "2017-11-29T11:41:00Z")

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It would be really useful to have date fields formatted according to a specific user's requirements. This could be based on their Locale or a setting in their user profile.

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**Author:** ![Sunny\_Singla](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/sunny_singla/32/1007_2.png) [@Sunny\_Singla](https://forums.knack.com/u/Sunny_Singla)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/date-formatting-based-on-user/9412/2 "2017-12-25T18:13:20Z")

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Hello Julian ,

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This feature is not inbuilt in knack but we can achieve this by using custom javascript code.

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Thanks

Sunny Singla&nbsp;