http://plugins.jquery.com/project/jquery-dateFormat The jQuery Date Format plugin enables the formatting and parsing of dates. Format with css class name <code> <span class="shortDateFormat">2009-12-18 10:54:50.546</span> <span class="longDateFormat">2009-12-18 10:54:50.546</span> </code> output #1 18/12/2009 #2 18/12/2009 10:54:50 Format with javascript <code> <script> $.format.date("2009-12-18 10:54:50.546", "dd/MM/yyyy"); </script> </code> input dates formats #1 2009-12-18 10:54:50.546 #2 Wed Jan 13 10:43:41 CET 2010 date and time patterns yyyy = year MM = month dd = day hh = hour in am/pm (1-12) HH = hour in day (0-23) mm = minute ss = second a = Am/pm marker Examples <code> <script> document.write($.format.date("2009-12-18 10:54:50.546", "Test: dd/MM/yyyy")); document.write($.format.date("Wed Jan 13 10:43:41 CET 2010", "dd~MM~yyyy")); </script> </code> output #1 Test: 18/12/2009 #2 18~12~2009 The css class names patterns by default are shortDateFormat = dd/MM/yyyy longDateFormat = dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm:ss You can change the patterns in jquery.dateFormat