This Discord timestamp generator builds the special codes that Discord turns into a live, localised date inside a message. When you paste a code such as a long date and time format, every reader sees the date in their own time zone, with no confusion about whether you meant your time or theirs.
Pick a date and time, choose the style you want, and copy the code. Paste it into any Discord message, channel, or event description.
How Discord Timestamps Work
A Discord timestamp uses the format that starts with a less than sign, the letter t, a colon, the Unix timestamp, an optional style letter, and a closing greater than sign. Discord reads the timestamp and renders it as a friendly date for each viewer. Because it is based on a Unix timestamp, the same code shows the correct local time everywhere.
The Style Options
- Short time shows only the time of day.
- Long time adds seconds.
- Short date shows a numeric date.
- Long date shows the month name and day.
- Short date and time combines the date with the time.
- Long date and time adds the weekday for a full label.
- Relative time shows a phrase such as in three hours or two days ago, and it keeps counting on its own.
What People Use It For
- Announcing events and streams across many time zones
- Scheduling community game nights and meetings
- Posting countdowns with the relative style
- Sharing deadlines so no one has to convert zones by hand