ISO 8601 Converter
Convert between ISO 8601 date format and Unix timestamps
About ISO 8601
ISO 8601 is an international standard for date and time representation. It provides a clear, unambiguous way to express dates and times that's widely used in computing, data exchange, and international communication.
Common ISO 8601 Formats:
- 2024-01-01T12:00:00Z (UTC time)
- 2024-01-01T12:00:00+05:30 (with timezone offset)
- 2024-01-01T12:00:00.123Z (with milliseconds)
- 2024-01-01 (date only)
- 12:00:00 (time only)
Advantages of ISO 8601:
- Unambiguous date representation
- Sortable format (chronological order)
- Machine-readable format
- Includes timezone information
- International standard
Common Use Cases:
- API data exchange
- Database storage
- Log file timestamps
- Configuration files
- International data sharing