How to specify the date format in the date field type in Confluence Database?

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How to specify the date format in the date field type in Confluence Database please?

I tried to configure time and date formats with the General Configuration:

https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/configure-time-and-date-formats/

However, it still did not change the date format in the Confluence Database Date column.

For example, in the current database I am working on, it the date as

Jun 22, 2025

(MMM dd, YYYY)

I want it as

22 Jun, 2025

(dd MMM, YYYY)

How do I set this please in Confluence Database?

Tomislav Tobijas · Answer

@Colin Sheppard yeah, might be implemented a bit better, but a note—databases were actually a Marketplace addon which Atlassian acquired back in 2023 and there have been some improvements and tweaks compared to the initial app.

More on that (and acquisition) here: The impossible is now possible with teamwork and Confluence’s latest features

Colin Sheppard_ju3jxs · Answer

I am seeking this capability too. I am also surprised given Atlassian is an Australian Company (originally) that it was not included since the initial release of the feature.

I added my vote.

Tomislav Tobijas · Answer

Actually, I've just tested this, if you would navigate to https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/account-preferences and change language from, let's say, English (US) to English (UK), this would 'switch' months and days in the date formats (across Atlassian products; only for you). 👈

Again, this is a personal setting and I'm not sure if you can somehow set it 'globally' on the whole Confluence instance.