Date time picker
A date time picker lets users select a date and a time.
When to use
- A date and a time together, such as when something is scheduled to run.
- When the time matters, not only the day.
When not to use
- A date alone. Use a calendar or a date field, and do not ask for a time nobody cares about.
- A time alone, which is a time field.
- A duration. That is two values or a number with a unit.
Guidance
Do
Label it with what happens at that time, and let the native control format it for the user’s locale.
Don't
Do not label it Date when you need a date and a time. People cannot tell what it is for or why you want a time.
Content
What to write, and what to leave out.
- Label it with what happens then. Send the report at, not Date.
- Say the timezone when it could be in doubt, because a time without one is ambiguous.
- Do not ask for a time you will not use.