# Date format - Text

**URL:** <https://forum.bubble.io/t/date-format-text/334879>\
**Category:** Need help\
**Created:** [August 10, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/date-format-text/334879 "2024-08-10T16:24:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![benjamin.bm.andrews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@benjamin.bm.andrews](https://forum.bubble.io/u/benjamin.bm.andrews)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/date-format-text/334879/1 "2024-08-10T16:24:12Z")

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When I create an entry I am creating the date in dd/mm/yyyy format as text. When I am pulling it down it is coming as mm/dd/yyyy even if I format it as dd/mm/yyyy. If I dont format it it is like January 01, 2024 or something like that. Its text why am I getting date formatting at all?

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**Author:** ![johnny](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/johnny/32/203020_2.png) [@johnny](https://forum.bubble.io/u/johnny)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/date-format-text/334879/2 "2024-08-12T00:27:03Z")

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Hi @benjamin.bm.andrews,

1. Why don’t you just save it as a date field, then format it after?

> [@benjamin.bm.andrews](#):
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> pulling it down

1. What do you mean by “pulling it down?”

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/2/8/2847faa74692c2ffa5d939d3dc3724cdd060d247.png) [@system](https://forum.bubble.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/date-format-text/334879/3 "2024-10-19T16:24:25Z")

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Closed on October 19, 2024, 4:24pm UTC

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