Readability - what is the best way to display a stand alone date in an email?

1. Which format is used to display the date and day?
2. What is the easiest date format to read?

Which format is used to display the date and day?

Overview of date and time formats

The dates appear as, mm/dd/yyyy in the U.S. and as, dd/mm/yyyy outside the U.S. where mm is the month, dd is the day, and yyyy is the year. The time is displayed as, hh:mm:ss AM/PM, where hh is the hour, mm is minutes, and ss is seconds.

What is the easiest date format to read?

The dd mmm yyyy format (e.g. 1 Jan 2014) is usually my approach on projects as it prevents possible confusion caused by displaying multiple units of time in 2 digits. In my opinion, 2 February 2002 or 2 Feb 2002 is far more readable than 02/02/02 or even 02/02/2002. Save this answer.