is an option that determines the time formatting that is used when formatting a TimeObject using TextString.


TimeFormat
is an option that determines the time formatting that is used when formatting a TimeObject using TextString.
Details

- TimeFormat is set to Automatic by default, which uses 24-hour time.
- TimeFormat can be set to any format specification supported by DateString.
Examples
Basic Examples (2)
By default, TextString shows time in the form hour:minute:second:
Use the option TimeFormat to change the format:
See Also
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2014), TimeFormat, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TimeFormat.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2014. "TimeFormat." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TimeFormat.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2014). TimeFormat. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TimeFormat.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_timeformat, author="Wolfram Research", title="{TimeFormat}", year="2014", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TimeFormat.html}", note=[Accessed: 15-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_timeformat, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={TimeFormat}, year={2014}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TimeFormat.html}, note=[Accessed: 15-August-2025]}