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# Can we change the date format in email notifications?

Yes! You can make this change within your Slack Preferences by clicking your profile picture → preferences → Language & Region → change the Language to your desired choice.

We derive your locale from your Slack settings. For example:

## If you have it configured to the English (UK)

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/incidentio-18bb4170/poXXq3Jg4_EJ4qad/images/help-centre/can-we-change-the-date-format-in-email-notifications/screenshot-1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=poXXq3Jg4_EJ4qad&q=85&s=ac6be5d0d4e353eb1da94fcf0e5f6f5d" alt="" width="794" height="691" data-path="images/help-centre/can-we-change-the-date-format-in-email-notifications/screenshot-1.png" />

<Warning>
  You would get a date format of DD/MM/YYYY and a 24 hour time format
</Warning>

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/incidentio-18bb4170/poXXq3Jg4_EJ4qad/images/help-centre/can-we-change-the-date-format-in-email-notifications/screenshot-2.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=poXXq3Jg4_EJ4qad&q=85&s=fc39c13bc8fe65f934ecfab7cbc4e9d6" alt="" width="664" height="661" data-path="images/help-centre/can-we-change-the-date-format-in-email-notifications/screenshot-2.png" />

## If you have it configured to English (US)

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/incidentio-18bb4170/poXXq3Jg4_EJ4qad/images/help-centre/can-we-change-the-date-format-in-email-notifications/screenshot-3.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=poXXq3Jg4_EJ4qad&q=85&s=49de9a31b3be0caaae817c409a1b9e62" alt="" width="793" height="690" data-path="images/help-centre/can-we-change-the-date-format-in-email-notifications/screenshot-3.png" />

<Warning>
  You would get an MM/DD/YY format and a 12-hour time format
</Warning>

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/incidentio-18bb4170/poXXq3Jg4_EJ4qad/images/help-centre/can-we-change-the-date-format-in-email-notifications/screenshot-4.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=poXXq3Jg4_EJ4qad&q=85&s=a3f442d00e5ac25170d138a8527b2a62" alt="" width="636" height="616" data-path="images/help-centre/can-we-change-the-date-format-in-email-notifications/screenshot-4.png" />
