# date\_str

Converts a string timestamp into another date format returned as a string. The format for this syntax is the same as [`strftime`](http://strftime.net/). `date_str` is nearly the same as piping a string to [str\_to\_date](/impulse-user-manual/content-manipulators-motators/liquid-field/filters/str_to_date.md) then piping the value to [date](/impulse-user-manual/content-manipulators-motators/liquid-field/filters/date.md).

Input

```
{{ article.published_at | date_str: "%a, %b %d, %y" }}
```

Output

```
Fri, Jul 17, 15
```

Input

```
{{ article.published_at | date_str: "%Y" }}
```

Output

```
2015
```

`date_str` works on unix timestamps.

Input

```
{{'980989200' | date_str: '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M' }}
```

Output

```
2001-02-01 01:00
```

Input

```
{{'1706201489' | date_str: '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M' }}
```

Output

```
2024-01-25 16:51
```

To get the current time, pass the special word `"now"` (or `"today"`) to `date`.

Input

```
This page was last updated at {{ "now" | date: "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M" }}.
```

Output

```
This page was last updated at 2023-07-07 14:07.
```

Note that the value will be the current time of when the page was last generated from the template, not when the page is presented to a user if caching or static site generation is involved.


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