All Discord users can access the app’s messaging function to interact with other users. Messages sent on Discord have dedicated timestamps showing relevant date and time information about sent texts, emojis, and other media.
A Discord timestamp is a strip of information showing the date and time a particular message was sent. Discord users can calculate when an event is scheduled to take place or set reminders for server members with timestamps.
Discord has several timestamps across all its versions and users can format any of these stamps by taking few steps.
That’s why this guide provides details on everything you need to know about Discord timestamps. The information in this post makes it easy to send messages and display preferred timestamps in your receiver’s inbox.
How to See Timestamps on Discord
Step 1: Log in to your Discord account
Log in to your Discord account through the official website on www.discord.com. Access your account by entering your login email or username and password in the spaces provided.
Logging in to your Discord account grants you access to your account’s dashboard. You can locate the Messages window at the bottom of your server’s main page or Direct Messages from your Home tab.
Step 2: Send a message from your server
After sending a message from your Discord server, it will be displayed at the bottom of your screen. The time your message was sent will display directly above your message.
Step 3: Hover your mouse pointer over the date on your message
Move your mouse’s pointer to where your message’s date is displayed (circled in red above). Hovering your mouse on the message’s date will reveal its unique timestamp.
How to See a Timestamp for Each Individual Message Discord
Step 1: Log in to your Discord account
Visit www.discord.com and access your account by entering your login details.
Step 2: Locate any sent or received message in your server inbox
You can find all your sent and received messages directly from your server’s main page. Move your mouse to a message when you want to see its timestamp.
Step 3: Hover your mouse over the date displayed on your message
Hovering your mouse’s pointer over the date on any message displayed in your server will reveal its timestamp. Every message has its unique timestamp to help Discord users identify the exact time a message was sent.
You can also view the timestamp of individual messages in a thread by hovering your mouse over its left-hand side.
How to Turn Off Timestamps on Discord
You can turn off timestamps on Discord through the Inspect function of your Web browser. Press Ctrl + Shift + I to reveal the window at the bottom of your screen. Then click on the Select icon (marked in red below)
Next, select any timestamp you wish to remove and enter .timestamp{display:none} in its window. It’s worth noting that this method may not work on all browsers.
How to Change Timestamps on Discord
You can change timestamps on Discord by locating the time and date window on your device.
Most Android or iOS mobile devices have this option in their Settings tab. Windows and Mac PCs have this option in their Control Panel and System Preferences windows respectively.
Set timestamps on your device to display in your desired time zone. Click on OK and restart your device for all the changes to take effect.
After saving these changes, your Discord will display timestamps in the time zone you selected.
How to Change to 12–Hour Clock on Discord
Step 1: Log in to your Discord account
Log in to your Discord account by visiting www.discord.com from your Web browser.
Step 2: Select User Settings
At the bottom left corner of your Discord dashboard, click on User Settings.
Step 3: Click on Language
Next, click on Language to reveal a list of available languages on Discord
Step 4: Select English (US)
Selecting US English will change your Discord clock to 12-hour format.
Note that switching to English (US) will also change the date format on your account to MM/DD/YYYY.
Can You Write Date and Time in Discord?
You can write date and time in Discord in different notations and use unique timestamps that tally with receivers’ settings.
What Time and Date System Does Discord Use?
Discord displays time and date systems in two formats – English (US) and English (UK).
English (US) adopts the MM/DD/YYYY format with and 12-hour notations (12 hours of AM and PM each). The English (UK) system displays in the DD/MM/YYYY format 24-hour notations (00:00HRS – 23.59HRS)
Can You Mention Time in Discord Messages?
The only way to mention times in Discord messages is to use a UNIX shortcut. UNIX shortcuts can be transmitted as binary code to display in the time zone of all receivers of your message.
