Use long date format:

Specify your own format:

Use date formatting based on a given locale:

Use a format with a specific language and text elements:

When Automatic is given as a format specification, the granularity of the input will determine the format:

A format specification may be a named date format or a single date element:

An explicit list of date format elements may also be given:

DateFormat{elem_i,…} is equivalent to DateFormat<|"Elements"{elem_i,…}|>:

The language used by text elements in the date format may be specified using a "Language" Entity:

Some languages have multiple frequently used writing scripts, which can be differentiated with a "WritingScript" Entity:

When a single delimiter is given, it will be inserted between each date format element:

When a list of delimiters is given, they will be interspersed between the date format elements:

A locale may also be used as a format specification, which will use the appropriate elements, ordering, language, writing script and delimiters for the locale: