# Swedish interface - time system

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/swedish-interface-time-system/377206
**Category:** Translations
**Created:** [August 4, 2025, 1:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/swedish-interface-time-system/377206 "2025-08-04T13:19:24Z")
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### Author: ![6susa5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/6susa5/32/507315_2.png) [@6susa5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/6susa5)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2025, 1:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/swedish-interface-time-system/377206/1 "2025-08-04T13:19:25Z")

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Hello,

Why are there different time systems depending on which interface I choose? In Sweden, we use the 24-hour system and not am/pm. Could it be an option, 12h/24h, when setting up the interface for one’s country?

Best regards,

Susanne Gudmunds

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### Author: ![nat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nat/32/235063_2.png) [@nat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nat)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/swedish-interface-time-system/377206/2 "2025-08-04T14:11:30Z")

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Looks like this is off too so we’ll get that fixed as well.

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/6f489d530383469949615193f84faefa8a0426f7/config/locales/client.sv.yml#L29-L30>

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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/swedish-interface-time-system/377206/3 "2025-08-04T14:20:51Z")

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The time format depends on translations.

In this case, the key is `js.dates.time`.

You can adjust that on your forum by customizing the text. Then you don’t need to wait for an update to get this fixed. German for example uses `HH:mm` instead of `h:mm a` (You can learn about time formats [here](https://momentjs.com/docs/#/displaying/format/)).

Of course in general it’s better when the Translation on Crowdin is updated, so the change applies to all forums.

Looks like someone already suggested something else 5 years ago. ([Crowdin](https://discourse.crowdin.com/editor/4/246/en-sv?view=comfortable#38572))

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/f/c/b/fcbd1d686a5dcfdac59e3b6375eafc1a45e9e6cb.png)  
I don’t know who is currently responsible for proofreading Swedish, but it seems suggesting something new and downvoting didn’t help.