diff --git a/templates/zerver/help/format-your-message-using-markdown.md b/templates/zerver/help/format-your-message-using-markdown.md
index 9a9ffbf21c..8588a7d942 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/help/format-your-message-using-markdown.md
+++ b/templates/zerver/help/format-your-message-using-markdown.md
@@ -215,10 +215,10 @@ and having everyone translate the time in their heads, in Zulip, you
 can mention a time, and it'll be displayed to each user in their own
 timezone (just like the timestamps on Zulip messages).
 
-A date picker will appear once you type `!time`.
+A date picker will appear once you type `<time`.
 
 ```
-Our next meeting is scheduled for !time(2020-05-28T13:30:00+05:30)
+Our next meeting is scheduled for <time:2020-05-28T13:30:00+05:30>
 ```
 
 A person in San Francisco will see:
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ While someone in India will see:
 
 > Our next meeting is scheduled for *Thu, May 28 2020, 1:30 PM*.
 
+You can also use other formats such as UNIX timestamps or human readable
+dates, for example, `<time:May 28 2020, 1:30 PM IST>`.
+
 ## Tables
 
 The initial pipes (`|`) are optional if every entry in the first column is non-empty.