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title: "Format a date"
description: "Format, parse, and work with dates across locales and timezones."
pagination: false
---

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<PurposeNote title="Start with the tradeoff">Date calculations and formatting are separate from the calendar UI used to choose a date.</PurposeNote>

## Options for this task

<LibraryIndex category="dates" />

<LibraryCard libraryId="internationalized-date" />

<LibraryCard libraryId="chrono" />

<LibraryCard libraryId="date-fns" />

<LibraryCard libraryId="dayjs" />

<LibraryCard libraryId="pretty-ms" />

<LibraryCard libraryId="spacetime" />

## Before you decide

Try a small, realistic example. Check the runtime, accessibility, maintenance, and license requirements for the features you need.

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