Date Format

Grep Badger's UI is built with Angular, so the custom date format uses Angular date formatting.

This means the value you enter follows Angular's DatePipe format rules, which are based on Unicode date field patterns.

This is not a .NET DateTime format string reference. Some patterns look similar, but not all .NET tokens work the same way here.

Default format

The default timestamp format is:

HH:mm:ss

Example output:

14:07:32

Common examples

Pattern reference

The table below covers the most useful Angular date format tokens.

Predefined format names

Angular also supports a few built-in format names.

Literal text

Use single quotes to include plain text in the result.

Example:

• Format: 'Time:' HH:mm:ss
• Output: Time: 14:07:32

Another example:

• Format: MMM d, yyyy 'at' HH:mm
• Output: Apr 19, 2026 at 14:07

Tips

• If you want a simple log timestamp, use HH:mm:ss
• If you want milliseconds, add .SSS
• If you want AM/PM, use a
• If you want month names, use MMM or MMMM
• If a format does not behave as expected, make sure you are using Angular date tokens rather than .NET date tokens

Quick copy/paste formats

HH:mm:ss
HH:mm:ss.SSS
hh:mm:ss a
MMM d, yyyy
MMM d, yyyy HH:mm:ss
yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss
yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS
EEE, MMM d, yyyy HH:mm