useDateFormatter

useDateFormatter is a hook providing localized date for the current locale. It is built around the native Intl.DateTimeFormat API with predefined date formats but can also be used using the same API.

See the MDN docs for full details on how to use the API.

useDateFormatter is built on top of the function dateFormatter. This function can also be used to format a date.

Format Output

	SHORT	MEDIUM	LONG_WITH_TIME	CUSTOM
en-US	8/18/26	Aug 18, 2026	August 18, 2026 at 12:42 PM	08/18
en-UK	18/08/2026	18 Aug 2026	18 August 2026 at 12:42	18/08
fr-FR	18/08/2026	18 août 2026	18 août 2026 à 12:42	18/08
it-IT	18/08/26	18 ago 2026	18 agosto 2026 alle ore 12:42	18/08
de-DE	18.08.26	18.08.2026	18. August 2026 um 12:42	18.08.
es-ES	18/8/26	18 ago 2026	18 de agosto de 2026 a las 12:42	18/8

Example

import { useDateFormatter, DATE_FORMAT } from "@spendesk/grapes";

export default function ProductPage() {
  const dateFormatter = useDateFormatter();

  return <p>{dateFormatter(new Date(), DATE_FORMAT.MEDIUM)}</p>;
}

Example with Intl.DateTimeFormat options

import { useDateFormatter, DATE_FORMAT } from "@spendesk/grapes";

export default function ProductPage() {
  const dateFormatter = useDateFormatter();

  return (
    <p>
      {dateFormatter(new Date(), DATE_FORMAT.CUSTOM, {
        day: "2-digit",
        month: "2-digit",
      })}
    </p>
  );
}

Example using only dateFormatter

import { dateFormatter } from "@spendesk/grapes";

export function localeFormat(locale) {
  const formattedDate = dateFormatter(locale, new Date(), DATE_FORMAT.MEDIUM);
  return formattedDate;
}