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title: Can I change the placeholder of a Date question from "DD / MM / YYYY" to another format? | Paperform Help Center | Paperform
description: By default, the placeholder for a Date question is "DD / MM / YYYY." This can be set to a specific date or the current day in the question's configuration panel.
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Can I change the placeholder of a Date question from "DD / MM / YYYY" to another format?
### Field Types

By default, the placeholder for a Date question is "DD / MM / YYYY" or your chosen date format.

![A date field will show a placeholder "DD / MM / YYYY" on the form.](https://img.paperform.co/fetch/f_auto,w_1400/https://d3gw2uv1ch7vdq.cloudfront.net/img/date-field-placeholder-text.png)

Alternatively, you can configure a "Default Answer" on the question's configuration panel to the current day or a specific day.

![A date field with a default answer will show the set date on the form.](https://img.paperform.co/fetch/f_auto,w_1400/https://d3gw2uv1ch7vdq.cloudfront.net/img/date-field-default-answer.png)

You can set the format in which the date is displayed by choosing your preference in the "Order of date" configuration.

You can access all these settings and more on the question's configuration panel by clicking on the Date question.

![The active question's configuration panel is shown on the left.](https://img.paperform.co/fetch/f_auto,w_1400/https://d3gw2uv1ch7vdq.cloudfront.net/img/date-field-configration-default-answer-format.png)

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