---
title: "abbreviation(for:)"
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "foundation/timezone/abbreviation(for:)"
---

# abbreviation(for:)

Returns the abbreviation for the time zone at a given date.

## Declaration

```swift
func abbreviation(for date: Date = Date()) -> String?
```

## Parameters

- `date`: The date to use for the calculation. The default value is the current date.

## Discussion

Discussion Note that the abbreviation may be different at different dates. For example, during daylight saving time the US/Eastern time zone has an abbreviation of “EDT.” At other times, its abbreviation is “EST.”

## See Also

### Getting Time Zone Information

- [identifier](foundation/timezone/identifier.md)
- [secondsFromGMT(for:)](foundation/timezone/secondsfromgmt(for:).md)
- [timeZoneDataVersion](foundation/timezone/timezonedataversion.md)