Discord Timestamp Generator

How to use the discord timestamp generator

1. Choose the date and time of your event, or press Now.
2. Pick the time zone the time is in (it defaults to yours).
3. Click Copy next to the style you want and paste the code into Discord.

What is a Discord timestamp?

A Discord timestamp is a short code such as <t:1793463630:F>. The number is a Unix time: the seconds since 1 January 1970 UTC. When Discord displays the message, it replaces the code with a date or time written in each reader's own time zone and language. Someone in New York and someone in Tokyo read the same message and each sees the correct local time, so nobody has to convert time zones for an event, a raid or a deadline.

All Discord timestamp formats

The letter after the second colon picks the style. t is a short time and T adds seconds. d is a short numeric date and D spells out the month. f combines the long date and short time, and is what Discord uses when you leave the letter out. F adds the weekday. R is relative, such as "in 2 hours" or "3 days ago", and Discord keeps it updated while the message is open.

The exact wording follows the reader's Discord language setting, so the previews above are close to, but not always identical with, what each reader sees.

Discord timestamp not working?

Check four things. The code must use angle brackets and lowercase t: <t:1793463630:R>. The number must be seconds, not milliseconds; a 13-digit number is milliseconds, so divide it by 1000. Timestamps do not render inside code blocks or backticks. And they do not render in a channel name, a nickname or most bot embeds' footer text.

Timestamps in bots and webhooks

Bots use the same format. In JavaScript, `<t:${Math.floor(date.getTime() / 1000)}:R>` builds a relative timestamp; in Python, f"<t:{int(dt.timestamp())}:F>" builds a full one. Make sure the date carries the right time zone before you convert it, or the code will be hours off.

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