# Date and Time Layer

Source: https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/time/date-and-time/  
Last updated: 2023-03-10  
Section: Layers, Video Effects & Live Editing › Layers Overview › Time  

Display a digital date and time in your video.

#### Content – Date Format

The string can contain the following placeholders which will be automatically replaced by mimoLive.

| Placeholder | Usage |
| --- | --- |
| %a | abbreviated weekday name (e.g., Wed) |
| %A | full weekday name (e.g., Wednesday) |
| %b | abbreviated month name (e.g., Sep) |
| %B | full month name (e.g., September) |
| %c | date and time (e.g., 09/16/98 23:48:10) |
| %d | day of the month (16) [01-31] |
| %H | hour, using a 24-hour clock (23) [00-23] |
| %I | hour, using a 12-hour clock (11) [01-12] |
| %M | minute (48) [00-59] |
| %m | month (09) [01-12] |
| %p | either “am” or “pm” (pm) |
| %S | second (10) [00-61] |
| %w | weekday (3) [0-6 = Sunday-Saturday] |
| %x | date (e.g., 09/16/98) |
| %X | time (e.g., 23:48:10) |
| %Y | full year (1998) |
| %y | two-digit year (98) [00-99] |
| %% | the character `%´ |
| %F | Frame Count |

Default String:

```
%A, %d %B %Y %I:%M:%S %p
```

#### Displaying a Time Code

The placeholder %F displays a frame count corresponding to the document's frame rate. This can be used to imprint a Time Code into the program output by using this string: `%X:%F`

#### Date and Time on the Remote Control Surface

When creating a [Remote Control Surface](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/remote-control-surfaces) for your mimoLive document you can add a default button layout for the Date and Time layer that includes a Live button as well as the output of the date and time specified by the format above.

![](https://mimolive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/21fe59e8-2dea-4f8c-a344-574eabac9b65.png)