nocodb/packages/noco-docs/docs/070.fields/040.field-types/070.date-time-based/010.date-time.md

---
title: 'Date Time'
description: 'This article explains how to create & work with a Date Time field.'
tags: ['Fields', 'Field types', 'Date & Time']
keywords: ['Fields', 'Field types', 'Date & Time', 'Create date time field']
---


`Date Time` field type is used to store both date and time values in a single field.

## Create a date time field
1. Click on `+` icon to the right of `Fields header`
2. On the dropdown modal, enter the field name (Optional).
3. Select the field type as `DateTime` from the dropdown.
4. Configure `Date Format`
5. Configure `Time Format`
6. Configure default value (Optional)
7. Click on `Save Field` button.

![image](/img/v2/fields/types/datetime.png)

### Supported date formats
| Format       | Example      |
|--------------|--------------|
| YYYY-MM-DD   | 2023-09-22   |
| YYYY/MM/DD   | 2023/09/22   |
| DD-MM-YYYY   | 22-09-2023   |
| MM-DD-YYYY   | 09-22-2023   |
| DD/MM/YYYY   | 22/09/2023   |
| MM/DD/YYYY   | 09/22/2023   |
| DD MM YYYY   | 22 09 2023   |
| MM DD YYYY   | 09 22 2023   |
| YYYY MM DD   | 2023 09 22   |


### Supported time formats
| Format    | Example    |
|-----------|------------|
| HH:mm:ss  | 12:45:30   |
| HH:mm     | 14:20      |

## Related fields
- [Date](020.date.md)
- [Time](030.time.md)
- [Duration](040.duration.md)