# Date Picker data type - Text or Date?

**URL:** <https://forum.bubble.io/t/date-picker-data-type-text-or-date/99691>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [June 30, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/date-picker-data-type-text-or-date/99691 "2020-06-30T20:26:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/keith/32/56020_2.png) [@keith](https://forum.bubble.io/u/keith)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/date-picker-data-type-text-or-date/99691/3 "2020-07-01T15:30:06Z")

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@kramwe is completely correct, but if you’d like to understand more about what dates are and how they work, the video linked here providers a good overview:

> [@Live Bubbling with Keith: Let's Talk About Dates - Explaining the Basics of Dates in Bubble](http://forum.bubble.io/t/live-bubbling-with-keith-lets-talk-about-dates-explaining-the-basics-of-dates-in-bubble/64195):
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> Been a while since I posted a long-form video… Here’s a new 1 hour video where I talk about the basics of the much-misunderstood Date data type in Bubble. Covering what dates are and why we need them, explaining that dates are times, explaining the difference between date construction and date formatting, and showing the new “Utility” features in [Calendar Grid Pro](https://bubble.io/plugin/calendar-grid-pro-1554923664903x211854095567290370). This might be helpful to anyone who has struggled with dates or who wants a better understanding of the basics of dates. Also, I n…

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