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# Date

Creates a date from a string based on the specified format

```mathematica
Date("18 Jan 2023",DateFormatTemplateOption.`dd*shortMonth*yyyy`) → 2023-01-18
Date("07 01 21",DateFormatTemplateOption.`MM*dd*yy`) → 2021-07-01
```

#### Inputs

`Date(string, [format])`

* `string` - A string that contains a date in a special format
* `[format]` - Format of the `string`, [**Supported Date and Time Parts**](https://www.notion.so/Supported-Date-and-Time-Parts-aa26c9f4116f47de903d49a19a5e4541?pvs=21), ex. DateFormatTemplateOption.`MM*dd*yy`