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# Change the date and time format
![Display time in 24-hour format](/static/images/help/24-hour.png)

By default, messages in Zulip are displayed with a 12-hour timestamp. If you are used to seeing time displayed in a 24-hour format, you can change the Zulip timestamp format from a 12-hour format to a 24-hour format. You may want to do this to avoid confusion between A.M. and P.M. hours.

You can easily change the date and time format your messages are displayed in by following a few steps.

{!settings1.md!} [Display Settings](/#settings/display-settings)
{!settings2.md!}

2. Select the option labeled **Display time in 24-hour format (17:00 instead of 5:00 PM)**, then reload the page in order for the change to take effect.

    ![Display time in 24-hour format option](/static/images/help/24-hour-display.png)
docs: Add user guide for Change date and time format feature docs: Add user guide for Change date and time format feature 2016-12-20 02:42:02 +01:00			`# Change the date and time format`
			`![Display time in 24-hour format](/static/images/help/24-hour.png)`

			`By default, messages in Zulip are displayed with a 12-hour timestamp. If you are used to seeing time displayed in a 24-hour format, you can change the Zulip timestamp format from a 12-hour format to a 24-hour format. You may want to do this to avoid confusion between A.M. and P.M. hours.`

			`You can easily change the date and time format your messages are displayed in by following a few steps.`

user docs: Add Settings macro to Change the date and time format doc. 2017-01-03 06:54:58 +01:00			`{!settings1.md!} [Display Settings](/#settings/display-settings)`
			`{!settings2.md!}`
docs: Add user guide for Change date and time format feature docs: Add user guide for Change date and time format feature 2016-12-20 02:42:02 +01:00
user docs: Add Settings macro to Change the date and time format doc. 2017-01-03 06:54:58 +01:00			`2. Select the option labeled Display time in 24-hour format (17:00 instead of 5:00 PM), then reload the page in order for the change to take effect.`
docs: Add user guide for Change date and time format feature docs: Add user guide for Change date and time format feature 2016-12-20 02:42:02 +01:00
			`![Display time in 24-hour format option](/static/images/help/24-hour-display.png)`