Timestamp

This low profile kit displays time. Elapsed, current, future, or otherwise.

Default

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By default, the timestamp kit will display the date and time as shown here. If the date is NOT within the current year, the year will also be shown while dates in the current year will not show the year.

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now
}) %>

<br>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now + 4.years
}) %>

<br>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now - 1.year
}) %>

Hide Date

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The showDate/show_date prop is set to true by default but can be set to false to hide the date.

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now,
  show_date: false,
}) %>

Hide Time

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The showTime/show_time prop is set to true by default but can be set to false to hide the time.

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now,
  show_time: false,
}) %>

<br>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now + 4.years,
  show_time: false,
}) %>

<br>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now - 1.year,
  show_time: false
}) %>

Show Current Year

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Oct 9, 2025

Use the showCurrentYear/show_current_year prop to show the year even if it is the current year. This is set to false by default.

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now,
  show_current_year: true
}) %>

<br>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now,
  show_time: false,
  show_current_year: true
}) %>

Show Timezones

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The showTimezone/show_timezone prop can be used to show the timezone as well. This is set to false by default. NOTE: This prop must be used in conjunction with the timezone prop to specify which timezone to display.

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now,
  show_date: false,
  show_timezone: true,
  timezone: "America/New_York",
}) %>

<br>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now,
  show_timezone: true,
  timezone: "America/New_York",
}) %>

<br>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now + 4.years,
  show_timezone: true,
  timezone: "America/New_York",
}) %>

<br>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now - 1.year,
  show_timezone: true,
  timezone: "America/New_York",
}) %>

<br>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now,
  show_date: false,
  show_timezone: true,
  timezone: "Asia/Hong_Kong",
}) %>

<br>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now,
  show_timezone: true,
  timezone: "Asia/Hong_Kong",
}) %>

<br>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now + 4.years,
  show_timezone: true,
  timezone: "Asia/Hong_Kong",
}) %>

<br>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now - 1.year,
  show_timezone: true,
  timezone: "Asia/Hong_Kong",
}) %>

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Alignments

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The align prop can be used to set alignment. This prop is set to 'left' by default.

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now,
  show_date: false,
  align: "left"
}) %>

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<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now,
  align: "left"
}) %>

<br>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now + 4.years,
  align: "left"
}) %>

<br>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now - 1.year,
  align: "left"
}) %>

<br><br>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now,
  show_date: false,
  align: "center"
}) %>

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<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now,
  align: "center"
}) %>

<br>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now + 4.years,
  align: "center"
}) %>

<br>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now - 1.year,
  align: "center"
}) %>

<br><br>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now,
  align: "right"
}) %>

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<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now,
  align: "right"
}) %>

<br>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now + 4.years,
  align: "right"
}) %>

<br>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now - 1.year,
  align: "right"
}) %>

Time Ago (Elapsed Variant)

Last updated by Maricris Nonato a few seconds ago

Last updated 3 months ago

A year ago

Use variant elapsed to show time ago. This variant can be customized in several ways:

Use the optional showUser/show_user prop to show user as part of the text. When showing the user, pass in the user name using the text prop as shown. showUser/show_user is set to false by default.

Use the optional hideUpdated/hide_updated prop to hide the 'Last updated' text if needed.

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now,
  variant: "elapsed",
  show_user: true,
  text: "Maricris Nonato"
}) %>

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<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now - 3.months,
  variant: "elapsed",
}) %>

<br>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now - 320.days,
  variant: "elapsed",
  hide_updated: true
}) %>

Last Updated by (Updated Variant)

Last updated by Maricris Nonato on Oct 9 at 12:04a

Last updated on Oct 9 at 12:04a

Use variant updated to show last updated at timestamp.

This variant can be customized using the optional showUser/show_user prop to show user as part of the text. When showing the user, pass in the user name using the text prop as shown.

showUser/show_user is set to false by default.

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now,
  variant: "updated",
  show_user: true,
  text: "Maricris Nonato"
}) %>

<br>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now,
  variant: "updated",
  show_user: false
}) %>

Last Updated by (Updated Variant) - Show Current Year

Last updated by Maricris Nonato on Oct 9, 2025 at 12:04a

Last updated on Oct 9, 2025 at 12:04a

The updated variant can also be used in conjunction with the showCurrentYear/show_current_year prop to show the year even if it is the current year.

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now,
  variant: "updated",
  show_user: true,
  show_current_year: true,
  text: "Maricris Nonato"
}) %>

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<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now,
  variant: "updated",
  show_user: false,
  show_current_year: true
}) %>

Last Updated by (Updated Variant) - Hide Date

Last updated by Maricris Nonato at 12:04a

Last updated at 12:04a

The updated variant can also be used in conjunction with the showDate/show_date prop. This prop is set to true by default but can be set to false to hide the date.

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now,
  variant: "updated",
  show_user: true,
  show_date: false,
  text: "Maricris Nonato"
}) %>

<br>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now,
  variant: "updated",
  show_user: false,
  show_date: false
}) %>

Last Updated by (Updated Variant) - Hide Time

Last updated by Maricris Nonato on Oct 9

Last updated on Oct 9

Last updated on Oct 9, 2025

The updated variant can also be used in conjunction with the showTime/show_time prop. This prop is set to true by default but can be set to false to hide the time. This can also be used in conjunction with showCurrentYear/show_current_year to show the year even if it is the current year.

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now,
  variant: "updated",
  show_user: true,
  show_time: false,
  text: "Maricris Nonato"
}) %>

<br>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now,
  variant: "updated",
  show_user: false,
  show_time: false
}) %>

<br>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now,
  variant: "updated",
  show_current_year: true,
  show_user: false,
  show_time: false
}) %>

Unstyled

Basic unstyled example

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Example with wrapping typography kit

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For alternative typography styles, you can pass a boolean prop called unstyled to the Timestamp kit and wrap it in any of our typography kits (Title, Body, etc.). This will allow the Timestamp kit to inherit any of our typography styles.

<%= pb_rails("caption", props: { size: "xs", text: "Basic unstyled example" }) %>

<%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
  timestamp: DateTime.now,
  unstyled: true,
}) %>

<br />

<%= pb_rails("caption", props: { size: "xs", text: "Example with wrapping typography kit" }) %>

<%= pb_rails("title", props: { size: 1 }) do %>
  <%= pb_rails("timestamp", props: {
    timestamp: DateTime.now,
    unstyled: true,
  }) %>
<% end %>

Things To Avoid

Leave the text style as is. Don’t use timestamps to display important or sensitive time information.

Available Props

Props	Type	Values
gap	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
max_width	array	0% xs sm md lg xl xxl 0 none 100%
min_width	array	0% xs sm md lg xl xxl 0 none 100%
width	array	0% xs sm md lg xl xxl 0 none 100%
z_index	array	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
number_spacing	array	tabular
shadow	array	none deep deeper deepest
line_height	array	tightest tighter tight normal loose looser loosest
display	array	block inline_block inline flex inline_flex none grid
cursor	array	auto default none contextMenu help pointer progress wait cell crosshair text verticalText alias copy move noDrop notAllowed grab grabbing eResize nResize neResize nwResize sResize seResize swResize wResize ewResize nsResize neswResize nwseResize colResize rowResize allScroll zoomIn zoomOut
flex_direction	array	row column rowReverse columnReverse
flex_wrap	array	wrap nowrap wrapReverse
justify_content	array	start end center spaceBetween spaceAround spaceEvenly
justify_self	array	auto start end center stretch
align_items	array	flexStart flexEnd start end center baseline stretch
align_content	array	start end center spaceBetween spaceAround spaceEvenly
align_self	array	auto start end center stretch baseline
flex	array	auto initial 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 none
flex_grow	array	1 0
flex_shrink	array	1 0
order	array	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
position	array	relative absolute fixed sticky
hover	array
border_radius	array	none xs sm md lg xl rounded
text_align	array	start end left right center justify justify-all match-parent
overflow	array	visible hidden scroll auto
truncate	array	1 2 3 4 5
left	array	0 xxs xs sm md lg xl auto initial inherit
top	array	0 xxs xs sm md lg xl auto initial inherit
right	array	0 xxs xs sm md lg xl auto initial inherit
bottom	array	0 xxs xs sm md lg xl auto initial inherit
vertical_align	array	baseline super top middle bottom sub text-top text-bottom
height	array	auto xs sm md lg xl xxl xxxl
min_height	array	auto xs sm md lg xl xxl xxxl
max_height	array	auto xs sm md lg xl xxl xxxl
overflow_x	array	visible hidden scroll auto
overflow_y	array	visible hidden scroll auto
margin	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
margin_bottom	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
margin_left	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
margin_right	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
margin_top	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
margin_x	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
margin_y	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
padding	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
padding_bottom	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
padding_left	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
padding_right	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
padding_top	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
padding_x	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
padding_y	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
classname	string
column_gap	string
row_gap	string
group_hover	boolean
id	string
data	hashprop
aria	hashprop
html_options	hashprop
children	proc
style	hashprop

Props	Type	Values	Default
dark	boolean		false
text	string
timestamp	string
align	enum	left center right	left
hide_updated	boolean		false
show_current_year	boolean		false
show_date	boolean		true
show_time	boolean		true
show_timezone	boolean		false
show_user	boolean		false
timezone	string		America/New_York
unstyled	boolean		false
variant	enum	default elapsed updated	default

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Timestamp

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Things To Avoid

Available Props

gap

max_width

min_width

width

z_index

number_spacing

shadow

line_height

display

cursor

flex_direction

flex_wrap

justify_content

justify_self

align_items

align_content

align_self

flex

flex_grow

flex_shrink

order

position

hover

border_radius

text_align

overflow

truncate

left

top

right

bottom

vertical_align

height

min_height

max_height

overflow_x

overflow_y

margin

margin_bottom

margin_left

margin_right

margin_top

margin_x

margin_y

padding

padding_bottom

padding_left

padding_right

padding_top

padding_x

padding_y

classname

column_gap

row_gap

group_hover

id

data

aria

html_options

children

style

dark

text

timestamp

align

hide_updated

show_current_year

show_date

show_time

show_timezone

show_user

timezone

unstyled

variant

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