# Custom date format as text-tag **URL:** \ **Category:** Flows\ **Tags:** homey-pro, advancedflow\ **Created:** [September 27, 2023, 6:57am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/custom-date-format-as-text-tag/90344 "2023-09-27T06:57:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tjar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tjar/32/61177_2.png) [@Tjar](https://community.homey.app/u/Tjar)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2023, 6:57am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/custom-date-format-as-text-tag/90344/1 "2023-09-27T06:57:51Z")
Hi all, In a advanced flow I would like to have the date as yyyy-mm-dd, but I just cant get it to work. Does anyone know how to get this working? I would like t get a text -tag as output for the next flow block. Best regards, ---
**Author:** ![OH2TH](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oh2th/32/111414_2.png) [@OH2TH](https://community.homey.app/u/OH2TH)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2023, 7:03am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/custom-date-format-as-text-tag/90344/2 "2023-09-27T07:03:26Z")
You can get formatted date with: > [@\[APP\]\[Pro\] Better Logic Library - Just some better logic, variable and library management](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-better-logic-library-just-some-better-logic-variable-and-library-management/5568): > > Now in Test/Review: Rebranding BL to: [Better Logic Library 2.0](https://homey.app/nl-nl/app/net.i-dev.betterlogic/Better-Logic-Library/test/). The Better Logic App has been rebranded to Better Logic Library. Check out the new App Settings for the new features, like BLL coding in [supported apps](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-better-logic-library-for-users/71876/4)! Submitted for review by Athom now! See [[APP][Pro] Better Logic Library - For Users - Apps - Homey Community Forum](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-better-logic-library-for-users/71876)[[APP][Pro] Better Logic Library - For developers - Apps - Homey Community Forum](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-better-logic-library-for-developers/71761) BLL has been updated to sdk3 to get everything up and running ag… ---
**Author:** ![Tjar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tjar/32/61177_2.png) [@Tjar](https://community.homey.app/u/Tjar)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2023, 10:37am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/custom-date-format-as-text-tag/90344/3 "2023-09-27T10:37:06Z")
Hi @OH2TH, Thank you for the reply. I have seen the card with the BLL expression but I cant get the expression in such way that it’s accepter. It just outputs the expression as text. Oh wait i dont use the ‘[’ brackets… let me try it out first. Best regards, ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/custom-date-format-as-text-tag/90344/4 "2023-09-27T13:12:57Z")
You can use this card in Adv flow: ![Screenshot_20230927-152041_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/5/85e3d1c4a524e44174fc970d93f6c61a9ee8f36d.jpeg) It works, but you’ll have to select your entered custom value from the top of the dropdown (And mm = minutes, use MM) ![Screenshot_20230927-151725_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/1/219137afaab61560503ec2414583871d2ed0a286.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Tjar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tjar/32/61177_2.png) [@Tjar](https://community.homey.app/u/Tjar)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 10:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/custom-date-format-as-text-tag/90344/5 "2023-09-28T10:25:52Z")
hi @Peter_Kawa , It seems that the date format is region depending. I only have dd-MM-yyyy. ![homey date](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/e/c/ec12ab6d61058496dbf49baa72b3aaf238194c3a.png) Best regards, ---
**Author:** ![OH2TH](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oh2th/32/111414_2.png) [@OH2TH](https://community.homey.app/u/OH2TH)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 11:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/custom-date-format-as-text-tag/90344/6 "2023-09-28T11:25:23Z")
Just type in the box yyyy-MM-dd Once it is there, you can select it as a custom format. Just as @Peter_Kawa wrote above. ---
**Author:** ![Tjar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tjar/32/61177_2.png) [@Tjar](https://community.homey.app/u/Tjar)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2023, 6:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/custom-date-format-as-text-tag/90344/7 "2023-09-29T06:58:19Z")
Hi @OH2TH , Strange now the format shows up. It did not before 🥴 Thank you for your help. Best regards,