[Home](./index.md) > [@datashaper/schema](./schema.md) > [TypeHints](./schema.typehints.md) > [dateFormat](./schema.typehints.dateformat.md) ## TypeHints.dateFormat property Default date format to use when parsing dates. The Codebook can override this at the column level. Default: yyyy-MM-dd TODO: spark has a separate config for datetime. Do we care? Signature: ```typescript dateFormat?: string; ```