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Now

Current UTC time, not your PC clock. Bare <now> uses yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss. Pass a custom date/time format after the colon.

Now token editor
Token editor.

Signature: <now> or <now:format-string>

Option Description
format-string Optional .NET date/time pattern after the colon. Omitted → yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss. See Date and Time Format Strings.

Examples

If UTC time is 2026-11-08 14:30:45:

Token Result
<now> 2026-11-08_14-30-45
<now:yyyy> 2026
<now:yyyy-MM-dd> 2026-11-08
<now:yyyyMMdd_HHmmss> 20261108_143045