In the UK, dates tend to be formatted day + month + year with no internal punctuation. In contrast, in the USA, they are usually formatted month + day + year with a comma separating the final two elements. Thus:

In both varieties of English, ordinal numbers may also be used to indicate the day (e.g. 1st January 2025 or January 1st, 2025); however, the UOC prefers that cardinal numbers be used instead.

When a date is preceded by the day of the week, in British English, it is not separated with a comma, whereas in American English it is. Examples:

For more information on the UOC's preferences regarding dates, see the Dates section of the Numbers page.

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