<p>Try using this.</p>

<pre><code>{{ now|date("F, Y") }}
</code></pre>

<p>You can find the format strings for the date filter: <a href="http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php</a></p>

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<p>Currently trying to get the date filter to display 'April' instead of concatenated version 'Apr'. My code below is:</p>

<pre><code>{{ now|date("M, Y") }}
</code></pre>

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Display Full Month Name
# Display Full Month Name

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-04-06)

Currently trying to get the date filter to display 'April' instead of concatenated version 'Apr'. My code below is:
{{ now|date("M, Y") }}

**Tags:** templating, entries, datetime


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-04-06. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

Try using this.
{{ now|date("F, Y") }}

You can find the format strings for the date filter: http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php


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