{"id":7682,"date":"2021-04-15T07:24:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T07:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/?p=7682"},"modified":"2025-11-13T14:51:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T14:51:24","slug":"duration-format","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/track-time-and-expenses\/duration-format","title":{"rendered":"Duration format"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Efficient time tracking is at Clockify\u2019s core, and we understand that different users prefer different ways of representing duration. With preferred duration format, you can see, enter, and export time in format that suits your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clockify has three different duration formats:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Full (hh:mm:ss)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compact (h:mm)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decimal (h.hh)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How duration formats are implemented<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Full: &#8216;2&#8217; = 2 minutes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compact: &#8216;2&#8217; = 2 minutes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decimal: &#8216;2&#8217; = 2 hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All formats:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8216;2h&#8217; = 2 hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8216;2m&#8217; = 2 minutes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Full format only:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8216;2s&#8217; = 2 seconds; other formats show 0:00 for less than 1 minute&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8216;120s&#8217; = 2 minutes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Decimal duration format (e.g. 2.5 hours) would be ideal for a freelancer who is invoicing clients based on hourly rates. This format simplifies the billing process and is useful to those who need time entries in a numeric form.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"note translation-block\">Decimal format is a paid feature you can enable by <a href=\"https:\/\/clockify.me\/pricing\">upgrading<\/a> your workspace to any of our paid plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Set up duration format<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To set up duration format on your workspace:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Navigate to the workspace name <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Open the menu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Choose <strong>Workspace settings <\/strong>from the dropdown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Find duration format in the <strong>General<\/strong> tab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose one from the dropdown<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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