time.Format

Use the time.Format function with time.Time values:

{{ $t := time.AsTime "2023-02-27T23:44:58-08:00" }}
{{ time.Format "2 Jan 2006" $t }} → 27 Feb 2023

Or use time.Format with a parsable string representation of a date/time value:

{{ $t := "27 Feb 2023" }}
{{ time.Format "January 2, 2006" $t }} → February 27, 2023

Examples of parsable string representations:

Layout string

Localization

Use the time.Format function to localize time.Time values for the current language and region.

Use the layout string as described above, or one of the tokens below. For example:

{{ .Date | time.Format ":date_medium" }} → Jan 27, 2023

Localized to en-US:

Token	Result
:date_full	Friday, January 27, 2023
:date_long	January 27, 2023
:date_medium	Jan 27, 2023
:date_short	1/27/23
:time_full	11:44:58 pm Pacific Standard Time
:time_long	11:44:58 pm PST
:time_medium	11:44:58 pm
:time_short	11:44 pm

Localized to de-DE:

Token	Result
:date_full	Freitag, 27. Januar 2023
:date_long	27. Januar 2023
:date_medium	27.01.2023
:date_short	27.01.23
:time_full	23:44:58 Nordamerikanische Westküsten-Normalzeit
:time_long	23:44:58 PST
:time_medium	23:44:58
:time_short	23:44