formatting

Formatting Examples

Hijri format token reference

Token	Output	Example
iYYYY	Full Hijri year	1444
iMMMM	Full month name	Ramadan
iMMM	Abbreviated month name	Ram
iMM	2-digit month number	09
iM	Month number	9
iDD	2-digit day	01
iD	Day number	1

Tokens not prefixed with i are passed through to Moment.js as Gregorian tokens.

Common format patterns

import moment from 'moment';
import { installHijri } from 'moment-hijri-plus';

installHijri(moment);

const m = moment('2023-03-23');

// Day Month Year (long)
m.format('iD iMMMM iYYYY');
// '1 Ramadan 1444'

// Numeric date
m.format('iDD/iMM/iYYYY');
// '01/09/1444'

// Combined Gregorian and Hijri
m.format('YYYY-MM-DD (iD iMMMM iYYYY)');
// '2023-03-23 (1 Ramadan 1444)'

// ISO-style Hijri
m.format('iYYYY-iMM-iDD');
// '1444-09-01'

Hijri month names

The iMMMM token returns the standard English transliteration for each Hijri month:

Number	Full name	Abbreviated
1	Muharram	Muh
2	Safar	Saf
3	Rabi' al-Awwal	Rab1
4	Rabi' al-Thani	Rab2
5	Jumada al-Awwal	Jum1
6	Jumada al-Thani	Jum2
7	Rajab	Raj
8	Sha'ban	Sha
9	Ramadan	Ram
10	Shawwal	Shaw
11	Dhu al-Qa'dah	DhuQ
12	Dhu al-Hijjah	DhuH

Note on locales

Moment.js locale settings affect how Gregorian tokens are formatted but have no effect on Hijri tokens. The iMMMM token always produces the English transliterations shown above. To localize Hijri month names, build a lookup table with your own translations and use the iM (numeric) token to index into it.

React example

import moment from 'moment';
import { installHijri } from 'moment-hijri-plus';

installHijri(moment);

function HijriDate({ date }: { date: Date }) {
  const m = moment(date);
  return (
    <time dateTime={m.format('YYYY-MM-DD')}>
      {m.format('iD iMMMM iYYYY')}
    </time>
  );
}