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


`Date` field type is used to store date values. NocoDB supports a wide range of date formats, as detailed in the table below.

## Create a date 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 `Date` from the dropdown.
4. Configure `Date Format`
5. Configure default value (Optional)
6. Click on `Save Field` button.

![image](/img/v2/fields/types/date.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   |

## Related fields
- [DateTime](010.date-time.md)
- [Time](030.time.md)
- [Duration](040.duration.md)