org: Custom time format
8.2.2 Custom time format
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Org mode uses the standard ISO notation for dates and times as it is
defined in ISO 8601. If you cannot get used to this and require another
representation of date and time to keep you happy, you can get it by
customizing the options ‘org-display-custom-times’ and
‘org-time-stamp-custom-formats’.
‘C-c C-x C-t (org-toggle-time-stamp-overlays)’
Toggle the display of custom formats for dates and times.
Org mode needs the default format for scanning, so the custom date/time
format does not _replace_ the default format—instead it is put _over_
the default format using text properties. This has the following
consequences:
• You cannot place the cursor onto a timestamp anymore, only before
or after.
• The ‘S-<up>/<down>’ keys can no longer be used to adjust each
component of a timestamp. If the cursor is at the beginning of the
stamp, ‘S-<up>/<down>’ will change the stamp by one day, just like
‘S-<left>/<right>’. At the end of the stamp, the time will be
changed by one minute.
• If the timestamp contains a range of clock times or a repeater,
these will not be overlaid, but remain in the buffer as they were.
• When you delete a timestamp character-by-character, it will only
disappear from the buffer after _all_ (invisible) characters
belonging to the ISO timestamp have been removed.
• If the custom timestamp format is longer than the default and you
are using dates in tables, table alignment will be messed up. If
the custom format is shorter, things do work as expected.
Info Catalog
org: The date/time prompt
org: Creating timestamps