---
title: "month(_:)"
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "foundation/date/formatstyle/month(_:)"
---

# month(_:)

Modifies the date format style to use the specified month format style.

## Declaration

```swift
func month(_ format: Date.FormatStyle.Symbol.Month = .abbreviated) -> Date.FormatStyle
```

## Parameters

- `format`: The month format style applied to the date format style.

## Return Value

Return Value A date format style modified to include the specified month style.

## Discussion

Discussion Possible values of Date.FormatStyle.Symbol.Month include abbreviated, defaultDigits, narrow, twoDigits, and wide. This example shows a variety of Date.FormatStyle.Symbol.Month format styles applied to a date: let meetingDate = Date() // Feb 9, 2021 at 3:00 PM meetingDate.formatted(Date.FormatStyle().month(.abbreviated)) // Feb meetingDate.formatted(Date.FormatStyle().month(.narrow)) // F meetingDate.formatted(Date.FormatStyle().month(.defaultDigits)) // 2 meetingDate.formatted(Date.FormatStyle().month(.twoDigits)) // 02 meetingDate.formatted(Date.FormatStyle().month(.wide)) // February meetingDate.formatted(Date.FormatStyle().month()) // Feb If you don’t provide a format, the abbreviated static variable is the default format. For more information about formatting dates, see Date.FormatStyle.

## See Also

### Specifying the Date Format

- [day(_:)](foundation/date/formatstyle/day(_:).md)
- [dayOfYear(_:)](foundation/date/formatstyle/dayofyear(_:).md)
- [era(_:)](foundation/date/formatstyle/era(_:).md)
- [quarter(_:)](foundation/date/formatstyle/quarter(_:).md)
- [week(_:)](foundation/date/formatstyle/week(_:).md)
- [weekday(_:)](foundation/date/formatstyle/weekday(_:).md)
- [year(_:)](foundation/date/formatstyle/year(_:).md)
- [Date.FormatStyle.DateStyle](foundation/date/formatstyle/datestyle.md)