---
title: "Date format and separator"
description: "Bulido lets you pick the date display format and the decimal separator. These settings affect how quotes, invoices, and the dashboard look."
locale: en
category: settings
slug: date-format-and-separator
updatedAt: 2026-05-06
---
# Date format and separator

The date format and decimal separator are small but important presentation details. A client reading *"12.04.2026"* and *"1.234,56 EUR"* sees something different from *"04/12/2026"* and *"1,234.56"*. Bulido lets you pick both under **Settings → Regional Settings**.

## Date format

The **Date format** field offers four options:

- **DD.MM.YYYY**: e.g. `12.04.2026`. Standard European format.
- **DD/MM/YYYY**: e.g. `12/04/2026`. Slash variant (UK and parts of the Commonwealth).
- **YYYY-MM-DD**: e.g. `2026-04-12`. ISO 8601 standard, used in software and government documents.
- **MM/DD/YYYY**: e.g. `04/12/2026`. American format.

The choice affects how dates render in the **quote PDF**, **client email**, and **dashboard** (validity dates, planned start, payment dates).

By default, European companies get `DD.MM.YYYY`.

## Decimal separator

The second field is **Decimal separator**:

- **Comma** (`,`): e.g. `1.234,56 EUR` (or `1 234,56 EUR` with thin-space grouping). Standard across most of continental Europe.
- **Period** (`.`): e.g. `1,234.56 EUR`. Standard in English-speaking countries.

The choice affects every amount in the PDF, the email, and the dashboard.

## When to change these settings

In practice, most European companies stick with the defaults: `DD.MM.YYYY` + comma. Reasons to change:

- **International clients**: if you regularly work with foreign clients and prefer ISO `YYYY-MM-DD`.
- **Data exports**: if you push data into English-language accounting software, the period as separator may make imports easier.
- **Consistency with the rest of your stack**: if your ERP/accounting is set to a particular format, keep things in sync.

## What's next

- [European or American: pick your units](/helpcenter/settings/measurement-units)
- [Change company country and currency](/helpcenter/settings/country-and-currency)