---
category: Components
type: Data Entry
title: DatePicker
---

To select or input a date.

## When To Use

By clicking the input box, you can select a date from a popup calendar.

## API

There are three kinds of picker:

- DatePicker
- MonthPicker
- RangePicker

**Note:** Part of locale of DatePicker, MonthPicker, RangePicker is read from value. So, please set the locale of moment correctly.

```jsx
import moment from 'moment';

// It's recommended to set locale in entry file globaly.
import 'moment/locale/zh-cn';
moment.locale('zh-cn');

<DatePicker defaultValue={moment('2015-01-01', 'YYYY-MM-DD')} />
```

### Common API

The following APIs are shared by DatePicker, MonthPicker, RangePicker.

| Property | Description | Type | Default |
| -------- | ----------- | ---- | ------- |
| allowClear | Whether to show clear button | boolean | true |
| className | picker className | string | '' |
| disabled | determine whether the DatePicker is disabled | boolean | false |
| disabledDate | specify the date that cannot be selected | (currentDate: moment) => boolean | - |
| getCalendarContainer | to set the container of the floating layer, while the default is to create a `div` element in `body` | function(trigger) | - |
| locale | localization configuration | object | [default](https://github.com/ant-design/ant-design/blob/master/components/date-picker/locale/example.json) |
| open | open state of picker | boolean | - |
| placeholder | placeholder of date input | string\|RangePicker\[] | - |
| popupStyle | to customize the style of the popup calendar | object | {} |
| size | determine the size of the input box, the height of `large` and `small`, are 32px and 22px respectively, while default size is 28px | string | - |
| style | to customize the style of the input box | object | {} |
| onOpenChange | a callback function, can be executed whether the popup calendar is popped up or closed | function(status) | - |

### DatePicker

| Property | Description | Type | Default |
| -------- | ----------- | ---- | ------- |
| defaultValue | to set default date | [moment](http://momentjs.com/) | - |
| disabledTime | to specify the time that cannot be selected | function(date) | - |
| format | to set the date format, refer to [moment.js](http://momentjs.com/) | string | "YYYY-MM-DD" |
| renderExtraFooter | render extra footer in panel | () => React.ReactNode | - |
| showTime | to provide an additional time selection | object\|boolean | [TimePicker Options](/components/time-picker/#API) |
| showTime.defaultValue | to set default time of selected date, [demo](https://ant.design/components/date-picker/#components-date-picker-demo-disabled-date) | [moment](http://momentjs.com/) | moment() |
| showToday | whether to show "Today" button | boolean | true |
| value | to set date | [moment](http://momentjs.com/) | - |
| onChange | a callback function, can be executed when the selected time is changing | function(date: moment, dateString: string) | - |
| onOk | callback when click ok button | function() | - |

### MonthPicker

| Property | Description | Type | Default |
| -------- | ----------- | ---- | ------- |
| defaultValue | to set default date | [moment](http://momentjs.com/) | - |
| format | to set the date format, refer to [moment.js](http://momentjs.com/) | string | "YYYY-MM" |
| monthCellContentRender | Custom month cell content render method | function(date, locale): ReactNode | - |
| value | to set date | [moment](http://momentjs.com/) | - |
| onChange | a callback function, can be executed when the selected time is changing | function(date: moment, dateString: string) | - |

### RangePicker

| Property | Description | Type | Default |
| -------- | ----------- | ---- | ------- |
| defaultValue | to set default date | \[[moment](http://momentjs.com/), [moment](http://momentjs.com/)] | - |
| disabledTime | to specify the time that cannot be selected | function(dates: [moment, moment], partial: `'start'|'end'`) | - |
| format | to set the date format | string | "YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss" |
| ranges | preseted ranges for quick selection | { [range: string]&#x3A; [moment](http://momentjs.com/)\[] } | - |
| renderExtraFooter | render extra footer in panel | () => React.ReactNode | - |
| showTime | to provide an additional time selection | object\|boolean | [TimePicker Options](/components/time-picker/#API) |
| showTime.defaultValue | to set default time of selected date, [demo](https://ant.design/components/date-picker/#components-date-picker-demo-disabled-date) | [moment](http://momentjs.com/)\[] | [moment(), moment()] |
| value | to set date | \[[moment](http://momentjs.com/), [moment](http://momentjs.com/)] | - |
| onChange | a callback function, can be executed when the selected time is changing | function(dates: [moment, moment], dateStrings: [string, string]) | - |
| onOk | callback when click ok button | function() | - |

<style>
.code-box-demo .ant-calendar-picker {
  margin: 0 8px 12px 0;
}
</style>