# Always show full absolute date instead of relative date like "X days ago" **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Ideas\ **Tags:** time-tracking, dates\ **Created:** [19 August 2019 14:29 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/always-show-full-absolute-date-instead-of-relative-date-like-x-days-ago/58038 "2019-08-19T14:29:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/larry_berger_lpb/32/276017_2.png) [@Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://forum.asana.com/u/Larry_Berger_lpb)\ **Post date:** [2 May 2025 18:47 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/always-show-full-absolute-date-instead-of-relative-date-like-x-days-ago/58038/41 "2025-05-02T18:47:41Z")
Welcome, @Matt_Tom, I’ve merged your post into an existing topic where you can click the title to scroll to the top and vote by clicking the Vote button. Thanks, Larry ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Tom](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Matt\_Tom](https://forum.asana.com/u/Matt_Tom)\ **Post date:** [2 May 2025 19:06 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/always-show-full-absolute-date-instead-of-relative-date-like-x-days-ago/58038/42 "2025-05-02T19:06:32Z")
Thanks. but seeing this thread with no movement from 5 years ago sends red flags. If this is the norm instead of the exception, I think I have my answer. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/larry_berger_lpb/32/276017_2.png) [@Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://forum.asana.com/u/Larry_Berger_lpb)\ **Post date:** [2 May 2025 19:43 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/always-show-full-absolute-date-instead-of-relative-date-like-x-days-ago/58038/43 "2025-05-02T19:43:16Z")
@Matt_Tom, If this one particular request is critical for you, then it wouldn’t be prudent to count on it. For more context, please see: > [@unicorn If Wishes Were Unicorns: Why Asana Might Not Have Implemented that Feature Request (and other thoughts about Asana feature development and product strategy)](https://forum.asana.com/t/if-wishes-were-unicorns-why-asana-might-not-have-implemented-that-feature-request-and-other-thoughts-about-asana-feature-development-and-product-strategy/923383): > > Co-authors: @Phil_Seeman@lpb@Bastien_Siebman We all love Asana but at times we feel frustrated about some limitations or features not being released, or we wish there was more information forthcoming. We are three seasoned Asana consultants and software developers; together, we have over 90 (that’s not a typo!) years of software development experience and over 30 combined years working with Asana. Here are a few things we hear repeatedly on the forum and we thought it might be useful to s… But if by “red flag” you’re using the extrapolate, I’d be cautious. Years-old requests are addressed from time to time, some have recently been promised as being on the roadmap, and overall I’ve never seen Asana improve at the velocity we’ve seen over the past couple of years. Thanks, Larry ---
**Author:** ![Amilia\_Stehman1](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Amilia\_Stehman1](https://forum.asana.com/u/Amilia_Stehman1)\ **Post date:** [13 May 2026 14:10 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/always-show-full-absolute-date-instead-of-relative-date-like-x-days-ago/58038/44 "2026-05-13T14:10:45Z")
When I review comments, it has notes like 7 days ago, etc. Is there a way that can just say 7 days ago followed by the date? That would help my brain a lot. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Skyler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/skyler/32/34575_2.png) [@Skyler](https://forum.asana.com/u/Skyler)\ **Post date:** [13 May 2026 16:35 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/always-show-full-absolute-date-instead-of-relative-date-like-x-days-ago/58038/45 "2026-05-13T16:35:09Z")
I see the benefit here. I would prefer an option to toggle between modes and set a default mode that applies to all comments (stories) for myself globally. Similar to how you can do in tools like Notion. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/larry_berger_lpb/32/276017_2.png) [@Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://forum.asana.com/u/Larry_Berger_lpb)\ **Post date:** [13 May 2026 17:19 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/always-show-full-absolute-date-instead-of-relative-date-like-x-days-ago/58038/46 "2026-05-13T17:19:26Z")
Welcome, @Amilia_Stehman1, Until/if this happens, note that you can hover your cursor over the “7 days ago” to see the actual date. I’ve merged your post into an existing topic where you can click the title to scroll to the top and vote by clicking the Vote button at the top-left. Thanks, Larry ---
**Author:** ![Amilia\_Stehman1](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Amilia\_Stehman1](https://forum.asana.com/u/Amilia_Stehman1)\ **Post date:** [13 May 2026 17:50 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/always-show-full-absolute-date-instead-of-relative-date-like-x-days-ago/58038/47 "2026-05-13T17:50:59Z")
Great thanks! I didn’t even notice the hover option. ---
**Author:** ![윤여상](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@윤여상](https://forum.asana.com/u/%EC%9C%A4%EC%97%AC%EC%83%81)\ **Post date:** [19 July 2026 00:58 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/always-show-full-absolute-date-instead-of-relative-date-like-x-days-ago/58038/48 "2026-07-19T00:58:12Z")
Is this feature still unavailable? ---
**Author:** ![윤여상](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@윤여상](https://forum.asana.com/u/%EC%9C%A4%EC%97%AC%EC%83%81)\ **Post date:** [19 July 2026 01:03 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/always-show-full-absolute-date-instead-of-relative-date-like-x-days-ago/58038/49 "2026-07-19T01:03:03Z")
Due dates are currently displayed as relative dates such as “Today”, “Tomorrow”, or “Saturday”. Is there a setting or another way to always display them as absolute dates, such as `2026-07-25 (Sat)` or `YYYY-MM-DD`, instead of relative dates? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/larry_berger_lpb/32/276017_2.png) [@Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://forum.asana.com/u/Larry_Berger_lpb)\ **Post date:** [19 July 2026 06:41 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/always-show-full-absolute-date-instead-of-relative-date-like-x-days-ago/58038/50 "2026-07-19T06:41:48Z")
@윤여상, I’ve merged your post into an existing topic where you can click the title to scroll to the top and vote by clicking the Vote button at the top-left. Thanks, Larry [Previous page](https://forum.asana.com/t/always-show-full-absolute-date-instead-of-relative-date-like-x-days-ago/58038.md?page=2)