---
title: abbreviated
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: foundation/date/formatstyle/datestyle/abbreviated
---

# abbreviated

A date style with some components abbreviated for space-constrained applications.

## Declaration

```swift
static let abbreviated: Date.FormatStyle.DateStyle
```

## Discussion

Discussion A shortened date style that presents an abbreviated month, day of month, and year components of a date. For example, Oct 17, 2020, for locale en_US.

## See Also

### Modifying a Date Style

- [complete](foundation/date/formatstyle/datestyle/complete.md)
- [long](foundation/date/formatstyle/datestyle/long.md)
- [numeric](foundation/date/formatstyle/datestyle/numeric.md)
- [omitted](foundation/date/formatstyle/datestyle/omitted.md)