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# Date and Time Formats

Date and Time Formats in Close depend on your System / Browser language settings.

Close currently supports two formats - US and UK format:

* US format - `12/31/2022 1:30pm`
* UK format - `31/12/2022 13:30`

If you're using a Close desktop app, you will need to adjust your System (Windows or macOS) settings, while if you use a web app at [https://app.close.com](https://app.close.com/) you will need to adjust your Browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, etc.) settings.

## Desktop app

### macOS

Go to your `System Preferences > General > Language & Region` and set the Region to either `United States` if you want to use US format, or to any other country if you want to use UK format. Restart the Close app for the settings to apply.

![macOS System Preferences Language & Region pane showing English as primary preferred language and regional settings.](https://close-prd-help-docs.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/technical-support/date-and-time-formats/macos_language_region_bfb6a8.png)

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A note on "Date format"

Note that simply changing the "Date format" in the screen above, without changing the language, does **not** work in Close. You *must* select a different region entirely in the "Preferred Languages" section.

## Windows 10/11

Go to your `System Settings > Time & Language > Language` settings and set the `Windows display language` to `English (United States)` if you want the US format, or to any other language if you want the UK format. Restart the device (computer) for this to take effect in the Close app.

![Windows Settings Language pane showing Windows display language and preferred languages with a dropdown highlighted.](https://close-prd-help-docs.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/technical-support/date-and-time-formats/windows_language_settings_90c07d.jpg)

Date/time format in Windows

If you try to change just the date/time formatting under `System Settings > Time & Language > Region` no changes will be made within the Close app. It's required for you to change the `Windows display language` for the date/time format to change in the app.

## Browser app

If you're accessing Close via our web app at [https://app.close.com](https://app.close.com/) you need to ensure your browser language settings are set correctly.

To find out your current language settings open up [this web page](https://jsfiddle.net/svenatclose/6do25awn/2) and you'll receive a pop-up indicating the language and a date format:

![Popup showing detected language as "en" and date format as "04/13/2022".](https://close-prd-help-docs.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/technical-support/date-and-time-formats/browser_language_popup_fa2f38.jpg)

### Chrome

Go to `...` in the top right > `Settings > (Advanced) Languages` and select or move the `English (United States)` to the top if you want to use the US format, otherwise put any other language at the top to use the UK format. Restart Chrome for changes to take effect.

![Chrome Languages settings panel showing English (United States) selected and translation toggle.](https://close-prd-help-docs.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/technical-support/date-and-time-formats/chrome_language_settings_603b17.jpg)