Dynamic Dates And Times In WordBoard Variables

WordBoard keys can type today's date or time automatically using the date variable, in any format you like.

The format is {{ date:"dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm" }}  using the Unicode date format patterns. There's a great site to test out the formats at NSDateFormatter.com.

Examples:

Using it in a phrase:

For example you could create a phrase:

Today is {{ date:"EEEE" }} and the month is {{ date:"MMM" }}

Which would print out something like:

Today is Wednesday and the month is Nov

Offsetting the time:

You can offset the time in hours:

{{ datehouroffset:"EEEE, MMM d, yyyy", 24 }}

or use a negative to go to the past

{{ datehouroffset:"EEEE, MMM d, yyyy", -8 }}

Other languages

Add a language code after the format to show day and month names in that language, for example {{ date:"EEEE", "de" }} types "Mittwoch".

Moving the time forward or back

{{ datehouroffset:"h:mm a", 3 }} shows the time 3 hours from now. Use a negative number to go back. The offset has to be a whole number of hours, and this variable doesn't take a language code.

Prefer not to type a format? Use a Date & Time Key from the + button and pick one of the ready-made formats.

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