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	10/19/26	Oct 19, 2026	October 19, 2026 at 8:32 AM	10/19
en-UK	19/10/2026	19 Oct 2026	19 October 2026 at 08:32	19/10
fr-FR	19/10/2026	19 oct. 2026	19 octobre 2026 à 08:32	19/10
it-IT	19/10/26	19 ott 2026	19 ottobre 2026 alle ore 08:32	19/10
de-DE	19.10.26	19.10.2026	19. Oktober 2026 um 08:32	19.10.
es-ES	19/10/26	19 oct 2026	19 de octubre de 2026 a las 8:32	19/10

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;
}