Show dates the way you want
Show a date as Monday, March 2, 2026, Mon, Mar 2026 or any mix, with built-in and custom date formats.
In this lesson
- A date is a number with a date format on top.
- Codes:
d2,dd02,dddMon,ddddMonday,m3,mm03,mmmMar,mmmmMarch,yy26,yyyy2026. - Need the result as text, for a sentence?
=TEXT(A2,"dddd"). It no longer sorts as a date.
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