Get a date object from a date string input:

Parse a date string using a specific date format:

Date format specifications can include elements, language, writing script and delimiters:

A locale can be specified as the date format, which provides the elements and their ordering, as well as the language and script:

When no reference format is given, FromDateString will attempt to determine the date format automatically:

FromDateString[date] is equivalent to FromDateString[date,Automatic]:

A format specification may be a named date format or a single date element:

An explicit list of date format elements may also be given:

The language used by text elements in the date format may be specified using a "Language" entity:

Language specifications may also be given using a "LanguageLocale" entity, ISO-639 language code or language string:

Some languages have multiple frequently used writing scripts, which can be differentiated with a "WritingScript" entity:

Writing script specifications may also be given using ISO-15924 writing script codes or writing script strings, or as part of a language specification using a "LanguageLocale" entity:

When a single delimiter is given, it will be inserted between each date format element:

When a list of delimiters is given, they will be interspersed between the date format elements:

A locale may also be used as a format specification, which will use the appropriate elements, ordering, language, writing script and delimiters for the locale:

Locale specifications may also be given as a "Language" entity or "LanguageLocale" entity:

In some cases, date string inputs may be ambiguous:

In such cases, a locale may be used to disambiguate the expected order of elements: