zulip/templates/zerver/help/view-the-exact-time-a-message-was-sent.md

# View the exact time a message was sent

To see the exact time that a particular message was sent, look for the message's timestamp located on the right-hand side of the message's content.

![Message timestamp](/static/images/help/message-exact-time.png)

Depending on your settings, the message's timestamp is displayed in either a 12-hour or 24-hour format; to change the format your messages are displayed in, see [here](/help/change-the-date-and-time-format).

## Message information tooltip

![Message info](/static/images/help/message-info-default.png)

The message information tooltip offers more details on when a message was sent, such as its date. To view the message information tooltip, simply click on the name of the user that sent the message.