---
title: date
label: 'Date'
---

_**Deprecation notice**: the date widget has been deprecated and will be removed in the next major release. Please use the datetime widget instead._

The date widget translates a date picker input to a date string. For saving date and time together, use the datetime widget.

- **Name:** `date`
- **UI:** date picker
- **Data type:** Moment.js-formatted date string
- **Options:**
  - `default`: accepts a date string, or an empty string to accept blank input; otherwise defaults to current date
  - `format`: optional; accepts Moment.js [tokens](https://momentjs.com/docs/#/parsing/string-format/); defaults to raw Date object (if supported by output format)
  - `dateFormat`: optional; boolean or Moment.js [tokens](https://momentjs.com/docs/#/parsing/string-format/). If `true` use default locale format.
  - `timeFormat`: optional; boolean or Moment.js [tokens](https://momentjs.com/docs/#/parsing/string-format/). If `true` use default locale format, `false` hides time-picker. Defaults to false.
- **Example:**
  ```yaml
  - label: 'Birthdate'
    name: 'birthdate'
    widget: 'date'
    default: ''
    format: 'MMM Do YY'
  ```
