# 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.

1. Click the cog (![cog](/static/images/help/cog.png)) in the upper right corner of the right sidebar.
2. Select **Settings** from the dropdown menu that appears.

    ![Settings](/static/images/help/settings.png)

3. Scroll down to the **Display Settings** section (after the **My Account** section) to view the message display options.

    ![Message Display](/static/images/help/message-display-settings.png)

4. 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)

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