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	4/27/26	Apr 27, 2026	April 27, 2026 at 8:46 AM	04/27
en-UK	27/04/2026	27 Apr 2026	27 April 2026 at 08:46	27/04
fr-FR	27/04/2026	27 avr. 2026	27 avril 2026 à 08:46	27/04
it-IT	27/04/26	27 apr 2026	27 aprile 2026 alle ore 08:46	27/04
de-DE	27.04.26	27.04.2026	27. April 2026 um 08:46	27.04.
es-ES	27/4/26	27 abr 2026	27 de abril de 2026 a las 8:46	27/4

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;
}