Web-friendly dates
Here's how to format dates for the web.
- Add a non-breaking space between the month and the day of a date. Do this by going to the HTML and typing in as in June 20
- Do not add "ardles" such as st, rd, th to dates. It's easier to read a date without them: Feb. 1, Aug. 3, July 21.
- Use the MM/DD/YYYY format when dates appear as numbers (such as in charts or less formal copy).
- Months are abbreviated as Jan., Feb., Mar., Apr., May, June, July, Aug., Sep., Oct., Nov., Dec.
- When possible, always include the year. Web users often don't know when a page has been created, so adding the year can give them confidence that the information is current.
