> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.developers.symphony.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.developers.symphony.com/bots/messages/overview-of-messageml/messageml-basic-format-tags/date-and-time.md).

# Date and time

You can display a date, time or datetime to your user taking into account your user's date/time formats, as well as their timezone using the dateTime element.

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Supported on Android starting with the release of the Symphony Messsaging Mobile App v26.10. Support for iOS will be available in a later version.
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## Tags

| Tags                                                                          | Description                                                                       | Attributes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `<dateTime value="2024-12-31T09:29:47Z" format="date \| time \| time_secs"/>` | Display a date or time to the user, taking into account the user locale timezone. | <ul><li>value (required): ISO-8601 or UTC timestamp.</li><li><p>format:</p><ul><li>date\_time: date + time format based on user settings and user timezone. Default value if no format is provided</li><li>date : ddMMyyyy with format based on user settings (DD/MM/YYYY, MM/DD/YYYY, YYYY/MM/DD) and user timezone</li><li>time : hhmm with format based on user settings (12h / 24h) and user timezone</li><li>time\_secs : hhmmss with format based on user settings (12h / 24h) and user timezone</li></ul></li></ul> |

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This element is read-only - if you want an interactive element instead, you can use a [Date Picker](/bots/messages/overview-of-messageml/symphony-elements-1/date-picker.md) or [Time Picker](/bots/messages/overview-of-messageml/symphony-elements-1/time-picker.md) in a chat.
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## Versions and Compatibility

| Main features introduced | Agent needed to parse message sent by the bot |
| ------------------------ | --------------------------------------------- |
| Initial release          | Agent 25.6                                    |


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