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Style: Date Format

Date styles
Context
Recommended format
Example
Notes
Tables, filenames, headers
ISO (YYYY-MM-DD)
2025-10-31
Sortable, neutral, ideal for structured data.
Swedish text
Natural Swedish
31 oktober 2025
Best for fluency in running text.
Informal English
ISO or compact day-month
2025-10-31 / 31 Oct 2025
Short, readable, good for internal notes.
Formal English
Full written form
October 31, 2025
Use only in official correspondence and reports.
Keep one format per document or page for consistency.
Avoid the U.S. numeric form (10/31/2025) — it’s ambiguous internationally.
Use non-breaking spaces (Option + Space) before months if you want to prevent awkward line breaks.

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