| Character | Meaning |
| %a | Abbreviated weekday name |
| %A | Full weekday name |
| %b | Abbreviated month name |
| %B | Full month name |
| %c | Date and time representation appropriate for locale |
| %#c | Long date and time representation appropriate for locale |
| %d | Day of month as decimal number (01 - 31) (*) |
| %H | Hour in 24-hour format (00 - 23) (*) |
| %I | Hour in 12-hour format (01 - 12) (*) |
| %j | Day of year as decimal number (001 - 366) (*) |
| %m | Month as decimal number (01 - 12) (*) |
| %M | Minute as decimal number (00 - 59) (*) |
| %p | Current locale's A.M./P.M. indicator for 12-hour clock |
| %S | Second as decimal number (00 - 59) (*) |
| %U | Week of year as decimal number, with Sunday as first day
of week (00 - 51) (*) |
| %w | Weekday as decimal number (0 - 6; Sunday is 0) |
| %W | Week of year as decimal number, with Monday as first
day of week (00 - 51) (*) |
| %x | Date representation for current locale |
| %#x | Long date representation for current locale |
| %X | Time representation for current locale |
| %y | Year without century, as decimal number (00 - 99) (*) |
| %Y | Year with century, as decimal number |
| %z | Time-zone abbreviation; no characters if time
zone is unknown (Not working - bug reported to Microsoft) |
| %Z | Time-zone name; no characters if time
zone is unknown |
| %% | Percent sign |