# Change the date and time format

You can set day-first dates or a 24-hour clock for each **Date** or **Time** question. The format you choose decides the answer text Makeform stores.

## Change a date question

1. Hover over the question in the builder and click **Edit**.
2. Open **Date Format** and choose **DD/MM/YYYY (EU)** for day-before-month dates.

When you choose a date format, respondents pick a day from a calendar, and Makeform stores the answer in that format, such as `25/12/2026`.

You have five date formats: **MM/DD/YYYY (US)**, **DD/MM/YYYY (EU)**, **YYYY-MM-DD (ISO)**, **M/D only**, and **D/M only**. The last two ask for a month and day without a year.

You set the format on each question. There's no setting for the whole form, and the format doesn't follow your form's language or the respondent's country.

Date limits only work with the formats that include a year. For the steps, see [Limit dates and times](/help/guides/limit-dates-and-times).

## Change a time question

1. Hover over the question in the builder and click **Edit**.
2. Turn on **24-hour format** to use times such as `14:30`. Turn on **Include seconds** if you want seconds, such as `14:30:00`.

You set these switches per question. With **Available times**, respondents choose from a list shown in your selected format; without it, they type a time that must match the format.

If you turn off **24-hour format**, you'll use a time such as `2:30 PM`. Seconds appear when **Include seconds** is on.

Makeform stores the answer as text in the format you chose, and exports keep that text as it is.

You can't write your own date pattern or set one time format for the whole form.