# Show detailed timestamp for posts **URL:** \ **Category:** UX\ **Created:** [August 26, 2019, 12:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-detailed-timestamp-for-posts/126799 "2019-08-26T00:30:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![seanblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 12:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-detailed-timestamp-for-posts/126799/1 "2019-08-26T00:30:54Z")
I know you can hover/tap the timestamp to see the exact time, but why not show the full date visibly right away? It doesn’t really add that much text to the page, but I think it would add a lot of value and reduce some confusion. For example, instead of this: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/9/e/9e3e6be6e7ed6d5d55f8326ff93c5a5684da7338.png) Show this: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/0/f/0f9b4035b1af99539d1b2eab517045270aaebe3a.png) * * * This is particularly important for differentiating between `Jul '18` and `Jul 18`. I believe that subtle difference is the cause of many revived topics or replies to really old posts, because many people simply miss the `'`. Specifically, I’d recommend: - Keep seconds and minutes the same: `30s`, `15m` - For hours, include the minutes: `5h 20m` (currently would say `5h`) - Anything that was in days, add the time: `2d, 8:36 PM` (currently would say `2d` or `3d` depending on rounding, which can sometimes cause confusion) - Anything using a date from this year, add the time: `Jul 18 3:57 AM` (currently would say `Jul 18`). The time may be a bit overboard on this one, but I still like it personally. - Anything using a date from last year, add the day and show the full year: `Jul 25, 2018` (currently would say `Jul '18`) --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-detailed-timestamp-for-posts/126799)._