Properties in live-view are displayed incorrect. Systems locale settings match YAML-formatting yet Obsidian displays it wrong in the live-view.
OBSIDIAN APP-Version:
OS-DATE FORMAT:
OBSIDIAN Property View 1(wrong date format):
OBSIDIAN Property View 2(wrong date format):
OBSIDIAN Property View YAML/source vieew(correct date format):
Add Property view to your note with a date property, in the live-view the Date-format is displayed incorrect: mm-dd-YYYY - in the YAML/source view its displayed correct: YYYY-MM-DD.
YES
The date-format should look look like the system locale settings and the YAML date format (YYYY-MMM-DD)
the date-format in the live-view displays mm-dd-yyyy
Linux parrotOS
The YAML date format is fixed and doesn’t depend on how you configure your system
The way the dates are displayed in properties UI depends on how you configure your system. However, there are a couple of bugs / things to be aware:
Iʼm here on Linux (Kubuntu derivate “Tuxedo OS”) and set the OS date explicitely to German style and it does not adjust in view mode. The format in source mode is 2023-10-29:
[Screenshot_20231029_130109]
Operating System: TUXEDO OS 2
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.8
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.111.0
Qt Version: 5.15.11
Kernel Version: 6.5.0-10006-tuxedo (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
I already restarted the OS multiple times. I would expect Obsidian to take either the system format or a custom styl…
Mod-Note: This FR is specifically about customizing the way dates are displayed not the format they are written on file. Currently, the displayed format follows what you have chosen at OS-level.
system
January 11, 2026, 3:05am
3
This topic was automatically closed 28 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.
