The following table shows some of the date formats used around the world. Variations can exist even within a country.
Table 1–2 International Date Formats
Locale |
Convention |
Example |
---|---|---|
Canadian (English) |
dd/mm/yy |
16/07/10 |
Danish |
dd/mm/yy |
16/07/10 |
Finnish |
dd.mm.yyyy |
16.07.2010 |
French |
dd/mm/yy |
16/07/10 |
German |
dd.mm.yy |
16.07.10 |
Italian |
dd/mm/yy |
16/07/10 |
Norwegian |
dd.mm.yy |
16.07.10 |
Spanish |
dd/mm/yy |
16/07/10 |
Swedish |
yyyy-mm-dd |
2010–07–16 |
Great Britain |
dd/mm/yyyy |
16/07/2010 |
United States |
mm/dd/yy |
07/16/10 |
Thai |
mm/dd/yyyy |
07/16/2010 |