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💖 DateTim...e::en_SE(3) — like, the whole manual, but make it make sense 💖

okay so bestie, this is the manual page for DateTime::Locale::en_SE (yes, that's the truncated DateTim...e::en_SE(3) header you saw up top — Perl's man pages love a dramatic ellipsis 💅). It's filed under User Contributed Perl Documentation, and it's basically a giant show-and-tell of locale data. Grab a snack, we're going through literally all of it.

✨ NAME ✨

DateTime::Locale::en_SE — Locale data examples for the English Sweden (en-SE) locale. That's it, that's the whole name section, we love a concise icon 🎀

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

This pod file contains examples of the locale data available for the English Sweden locale. No cap — it's literally just examples, but there are so many of them, and honestly? Obsessed. 😭

🦋 Days

Wide (format)

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Abbreviated (format)

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun

Narrow (format)

M
T
W
T
F
S
S

bestie, yes, the narrow ones repeat letters — T shows up twice, S shows up twice. That's not a typo, that's just the vibe of narrow format. 🙈

Wide (stand-alone)

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Abbreviated (stand-alone)

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun

Narrow (stand-alone)

M
T
W
T
F
S
S

🌈 Months

Wide (format)

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Abbreviated (format)

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

lowkey important: September abbreviates to Sept here — four letters, not three. en-SE said "we're not abbreviating that hard." periodt ✨

Narrow (format)

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Wide (stand-alone)

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Abbreviated (stand-alone)

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

Narrow (stand-alone)

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

🎀 Quarters

Wide (format)

1st quarter
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter

Abbreviated (format)

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

Narrow (format)

Wide (stand-alone)

1st quarter
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter

Abbreviated (stand-alone)

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

Narrow (stand-alone)

👑 Eras

Wide (format)

Before Christ
Anno Domini

Abbreviated (format)

BC
AD

Narrow (format)

B
A

heads up 🫶 — Eras only gets the three format flavours, no stand-alone versions. Don't come for me, that's just what the page says.

💜 Date Formats

Full

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tuesday, 5 February 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Friday, 22 December 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Saturday, 15 September -10

Long

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 February 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 December 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 September -10

Medium

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Feb 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Dec 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Sept -10

Short

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008-02-05
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995-12-22
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10-09-15

⭐ Time Formats

Full

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23 UTC

Long

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23 UTC

Medium

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23

Short

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44

iykyk: the Full and Long time formats output the exact same thing in this locale. Not me double-checking that twice. 💀 They're genuinely identical here — that's the data, I don't make the rules.

🧚 Datetime Formats

Full

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tuesday, 5 February 2008, 18:30:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Friday, 22 December 1995, 09:05:02 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Saturday, 15 September -10, 04:44:23 UTC

Long

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 February 2008, 18:30:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 December 1995, 09:05:02 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 September -10, 04:44:23 UTC

Medium

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Feb 2008, 18:30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Dec 1995, 09:05:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Sept -10, 04:44:23

Short

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008-02-05, 18:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995-12-22, 09:05
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10-09-15, 04:44

🔥 Available Formats

okay this is the main character section right here — every named format, its CLDR pattern in parentheses, and the three example timestamps. Let's go, in order, no skipping, I promise. 🫶

Bh (h B)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6 B
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9 B
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4 B

Bhm (h:mm B)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30 B
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 B
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 B

Bhms (h:mm:ss B)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 B
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 B
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 B

E (ccc)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat

EBhm (E h:mm B)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 6:30 B
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 9:05 B
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 4:44 B

EBhms (E h:mm:ss B)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 6:30:30 B
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 9:05:02 B
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 4:44:23 B

EHm (E HH:mm)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 18:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 09:05
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 04:44

EHms (E HH:mm:ss)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 18:30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 09:05:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 04:44:23

Ed (E d)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 5
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 22
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 15

Ehm (E h:mm a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 6:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 9:05 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 4:44 am

Ehm-alt-ascii (E h:mm a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 6:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 9:05 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 4:44 am

Ehms (E h:mm:ss a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 6:30:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 9:05:02 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 4:44:23 am

Ehms-alt-ascii (E h:mm:ss a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 6:30:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 9:05:02 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 4:44:23 am

tiny technical note, bestie:</breath> the -alt-ascii variants use a plain space in their pattern where their non-ASCII twins use a fancy narrow space. The output looks the same to your eyeballs but the bytes are not the same. Slay for accessibility, honestly. 💅

Gy (y G)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 AD
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 AD
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 BC

GyMMM (MMM y G)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Feb 2008 AD
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Dec 1995 AD
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sept -10 BC

GyMMMEd (E, d MMM y G)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue, 5 Feb 2008 AD
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri, 22 Dec 1995 AD
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat, 15 Sept -10 BC

GyMMMd (d MMM y G)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Feb 2008 AD
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Dec 1995 AD
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Sept -10 BC

GyMd (d/M/y G)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5/2/2008 AD
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12/1995 AD
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/9/-10 BC

H (HH)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04

Hm (HH:mm)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44

Hms (HH:mm:ss)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23

Hmsv (HH:mm:ss v)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23 UTC

Hmv (HH:mm v)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44 UTC

M (L)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 12
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 9

MEd (E, dd/MM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue, 05/02
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri, 22/12
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat, 15/09

MMM (LLL)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Feb
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Dec
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sept

MMMEd (E, d MMM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue, 5 Feb
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri, 22 Dec
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat, 15 Sept

MMMMW-count-one ('week' W 'of' MMMM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = week 1 of February
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = week 3 of December
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = week 2 of September

MMMMW-count-other ('week' W 'of' MMMM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = week 1 of February
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = week 3 of December
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = week 2 of September

MMMMd (d MMMM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 February
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 December
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 September

MMMd (d MMM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Feb
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Dec
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Sept

MMdd (dd/MM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 05/02
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/09

Md (dd/MM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 05/02
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/09

d (d)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15

h (h a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4 am

h-alt-ascii (h a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4 am

hm (h:mm a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 am

hm-alt-ascii (h:mm a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 am

hms (h:mm:ss a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 am

hms-alt-ascii (h:mm:ss a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 am

hmsv (h:mm:ss a v)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 pm UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 am UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 am UTC

hmsv-alt-ascii (h:mm:ss a v)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 pm UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 am UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 am UTC

hmv (h:mm a v)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30 pm UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 am UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 am UTC

hmv-alt-ascii (h:mm a v)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30 pm UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 am UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 am UTC

ms (mm:ss)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 05:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 44:23

y (y)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10

don't panic 🫶 — that -10 year is a real thing in the example data, negative years go hard in CLDR. Not a typo, not a bug, just a very old Saturday.

yM (y-MM)

Okay so finishing off that yM block from literally like one line ago — the examples go a lil something like:

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008-02
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995-12
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10-09

(no cap, the negative year is real, and the = signs line up the way they do in the data)

And now the rest of the format roster, bestie, in all its glory 💅

yMEd (E, y-MM-dd) — weekday name first, then year-month-day, all dashy:

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue, 2008-02-05
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri, 1995-12-22
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat, -10-09-15

yMMM (MMM y) — short month name, then the year:

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Feb 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Dec 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sept -10

yMMMEd (E, d MMM y) — the full cozy one: weekday, day, short month, year:

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue, 5 Feb 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri, 22 Dec 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat, 15 Sept -10

yMMMM (MMMM y) — month spelled all the way out, no abbreviations, main character energy:

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = February 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = December 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = September -10

yMMMd (d MMM y) — day first, then short month, then year:

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Feb 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Dec 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Sept -10

yMd (y-MM-dd) — the classic ISO-ish trio, dash-separated:

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008-02-05
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995-12-22
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10-09-15

yQQQ (QQQ y) — quarter, but abbreviated:

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Q1 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Q4 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Q3 -10

yQQQQ (QQQQ y) — quarter with the ordinal and everything, fully spelled:

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 1st quarter 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 4th quarter 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 3rd quarter -10

yw-count-one ('week' w 'of' Y) — week number, with the singular-ish plural bucket:

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = week 6 of 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = week 51 of 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = week 37 of -10

yw-count-other ('week' w 'of' Y) — same pattern, the "other" plural bucket. Yeah the output is identical here, that's just what the data says 🫶:

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = week 6 of 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = week 51 of 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = week 37 of -10

🫶 Miscellaneous 🫶

Little grab-bag of locale preferences, and yes they're exactly as terse as they look:

Prefers 24 hour time? — Yes
Local first day of the week — 1 (Monday)

Monday girlies rise up, your week starts first ✨

🌈 Strftime Patterns 🌈

Now the strftime-flavoured ones, i.e. the format strings you're probably already used to. Each one has its expansion in parentheses right next to it, so you can see exactly which pieces get swapped in:

%c (%a %b %e %H:%M:%S %Y) — date time format

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue Feb  5 18:30:30 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri Dec 22 09:05:02 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat Sept 15 04:44:23 -10

(not a typo, that double space before the 5 is %e doing its thing 💀)

%x (%m/%d/%y) — date format

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 02/05/08
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 12/22/95
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 09/15/10

%X (%H:%M:%S) — time format

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23

👑 SUPPORT 👑

See DateTime::Locale.

That's it. That's the support section. Short and iconic, honestly.

💖 okay that's the whole page bestie, go format some dates and slay 💖

Sign-off time 🎀 this was perl v5.42.0, dated 2024-12-12 — so if you're reading this from the future, hi, hope your dates still parse 🦋

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