| Symbol |
Meaning |
Presentation |
Example |
| G |
era designator |
Text |
AD |
| y |
year |
Number |
2009 |
| M |
month in year |
Text & Number |
July & 07 |
| d |
day in month |
Number |
10 |
| h |
hour in am/pm (1-12) |
Number |
12 |
| H |
hour in day (0-23) |
Number |
0 |
| m |
minute in hour |
Number |
30 |
| s |
second in minute |
Number |
55 |
| S |
millisecond |
Number |
978 |
| E |
day in week |
Text |
Tuesday |
| D |
day in year |
Number |
189 |
| F |
day of week in month |
Number |
2 (2nd Wed in July) |
| w |
week in year |
Number |
27 |
| W |
week in month |
Number |
2 |
| a |
am/pm marker |
Text |
PM |
| k |
hour in day (1-24) |
Number |
24 |
| K |
hour in am/pm (0-11) |
Number |
0 |
| z |
time zone |
Text |
Pacific Standard Time |