DocsAutomator’s e-signature date fields support flexible formatting using tokens. You can combine any of the tokens below with any separator to create the exact date format your documents require.
Available Tokens
| Token | Description | Example Output |
|---|
YYYY | 4-digit year | 2025 |
YY | 2-digit year | 25 |
MMMM | Full month name | January |
MMM | Short month name | Jan |
MM | 2-digit month | 01 |
M | 1-digit month | 1 |
DD | 2-digit day | 07 |
D | 1-digit day | 7 |
| Format | Output | Common Usage |
|---|
MM/DD/YYYY | 01/07/2025 | US standard |
DD/MM/YYYY | 07/01/2025 | EU/UK standard |
YYYY-MM-DD | 2025-01-07 | ISO 8601 |
DD.MM.YYYY | 07.01.2025 | German/Swiss |
M/D/YYYY | 1/7/2025 | US short |
MM-DD-YYYY | 01-07-2025 | US with dashes |
YYYY/MM/DD | 2025/01/07 | East Asian |
DD-MM-YY | 07-01-25 | Short EU |
| Format | Output | Common Usage |
|---|
MMMM DD, YYYY | January 07, 2025 | US formal |
MMMM D, YYYY | January 7, 2025 | US formal (no leading zero) |
DD MMMM YYYY | 07 January 2025 | UK/International formal |
D MMMM YYYY | 7 January 2025 | UK formal (no leading zero) |
DD-MMM-YYYY | 07-Jan-2025 | Compliance / legal |
D-MMM-YYYY | 7-Jan-2025 | Compliance short |
MMM DD, YYYY | Jan 07, 2025 | US abbreviated |
MMM D, YYYY | Jan 7, 2025 | US abbreviated short |
DD MMM YYYY | 07 Jan 2025 | Military / international |
D MMM YYYY | 7 Jan 2025 | International short |
MMMM YYYY | January 2025 | Month and year only |
Other Combinations
| Format | Output | Notes |
|---|
DD/MMM/YYYY | 07/Jan/2025 | Slashes with short name |
YYYY.MM.DD | 2025.01.07 | Dots with ISO order |
MMMM DD YYYY | January 07 2025 | No comma |
DD-MMMM-YYYY | 07-January-2025 | Dashes with full name |
Localization
Month names (MMMM and MMM) are automatically localized based on the Signer Language setting on your automation. For example, if the signer language is set to German:
| Token | English | German |
|---|
MMMM | January | Januar |
MMM | Jan | Jan. |
- Open your automation
- Go to Output Settings
- Under E-Signature, find the Date Format field
- Enter your desired format using the tokens above
- The format saves automatically
The default format is MM/DD/YYYY. You can change it to any combination of the tokens listed above.
Tips
- For legal/compliance documents: Use named month formats like
DD-MMM-YYYY (07-Jan-2025) or MMMM DD, YYYY (January 07, 2025) to avoid ambiguity between US and European date conventions.
- For international documents:
YYYY-MM-DD (ISO 8601) is universally unambiguous.
- Leading zeros: Use
DD and MM for consistent widths with leading zeros, or D and M for compact dates without them.
