What are Discord timestamps?

A Discord timestamp is a short code like <t:1618935630:R> that Discord turns into a date or time in each reader's own time zone and language. Post an event time once and everyone sees it in their local time, with no time zone math in the chat. The number is a Unix timestamp, the seconds since January 1, 1970 UTC, and the letter after it picks the style.

Tool description

Pick a date and time. The field starts at the current moment in your browser's time zone, and Now sets it back there. The tool shows the Unix timestamp and the code for every style, each with a copy button and a preview of how Discord shows it. Paste a code into a message and Discord does the rest.

The previews use this page's language and your time zone. Other people see the same moment in their own time zone, written the way their Discord language writes dates, so their text can look different from yours.

Timestamp styles

For 1618935630, which is April 20, 2021 at 16:20:30 UTC, a reader in UTC with Discord in English (UK) sees:

Code Style Shows
<t:1618935630:t> Short time 16:20
<t:1618935630:T> Medium time 16:20:30
<t:1618935630:d> Short date 20/04/2021
<t:1618935630:D> Long date 20 April 2021
<t:1618935630:f> Long date, short time 20 April 2021 at 16:20
<t:1618935630:F> Full date, short time Tuesday, 20 April 2021 at 16:20
<t:1618935630:s> Short date, short time 20/04/2021, 16:20
<t:1618935630:S> Short date, medium time 20/04/2021, 16:20:30
<t:1618935630:R> Relative time How long ago or ahead, like 3 days ago

A code without a letter, <t:1618935630>, shows the long date with a short time, like f. The relative style updates by itself in Discord, so a message that says "in 5 minutes" later reads "2 minutes ago".

Features

  • Codes for every Discord timestamp style, ready to copy
  • Previews in your language and time zone
  • The Unix timestamp for bots and scripts