AP Stylebook - Date and Month Format

What is the correct format to write a specific date?

• July 4, 2024

• July 4th, 2024

• 4th July, 2024

• 4 July, 2024

Which of the following months are abbreviated when used with a specific date?

• January, February, August, September, October, November, and December

• All the months should be abbreviated with the first three letters.

• January, February, September, November, and December

• January, February, March, April, August, September, October, November, and December

How should time be written with the time zones?

• 9 a.m. PST

• 9 a.m., PST

• 9 am PST

• 9 am, PST

What is the correct format to write time?

• 11:00 a.m.

• 11 a.m.

• 11:00 am

• 11 am

Months should be spelled out when using alone or with a year alone. (E.g., February 2024)

• Agree

• Disagree

What is the correct format for writing a range of dates?

• Feb. 1 – 5, 2023

• Feb. 1st – 5th, 2023

• February 1 – 5, 2023

• Feb. 1–5, 2023

When a phrase lists only a month and a year, separate the year with commas. (Eg. January, 2024)

• Agree

• Disagree

Which is the correct format to write the date and year?

• October 2024

• October, 2024

• Oct. 2024

• Oct., 2024

What is the correct format to write a specific date?

• February 16th, 2024

• Feb. 16th, 2024

• Feb. 16, 2024

• Feb. 16 2024

Choose the correct option(s):

• October 24, 2024

• Oct. 24, 2024

• June 24, 2024

• Jun. 24, 2024