---
title: wide
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: foundation/date/formatstyle/symbol/hour/ampmstyle/wide
---

# wide

A type that represents the wide day period if the locale prefers using day period with hour.

## Declaration

```swift
static let wide: Date.FormatStyle.Symbol.Hour.AMPMStyle
```

## Discussion

Discussion This type represents the hour period in a wide format where appropriate. For example, when used with defaultDigits, this style may represent 8 a.m. as  8 or 8 A.M., and 1 p.m. as  13 or 1 P.M. With twoDigits, this style produce 08 or 08 A.M. and 13 or 01 P.M.

## See Also

### Creating AMPM Styles

- [abbreviated](foundation/date/formatstyle/symbol/hour/ampmstyle/abbreviated.md)
- [narrow](foundation/date/formatstyle/symbol/hour/ampmstyle/narrow.md)
- [omitted](foundation/date/formatstyle/symbol/hour/ampmstyle/omitted.md)