{"id":7682,"date":"2021-04-15T07:24:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T07:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/?p=7682"},"modified":"2026-05-04T09:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T09:06:08","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<div class=\"wp-block-custom-highlight-box custom-box color-green\"><div class=\"box-header\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><mask id=\"mask-green\" style=\"mask-type:alpha\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" fill=\"#D9D9D9\"><\/rect><\/mask><g mask=\"url(#mask-green)\"><path d=\"M5 21.0001C4.45 21.0001 3.97917 20.8043 3.5875 20.4126C3.19583 20.0209 3 19.5501 3 19.0001V5.0001C3 4.4501 3.19583 3.97926 3.5875 3.5876C3.97917 3.19593 4.45 3.0001 5 3.0001H13.925L11.925 5.0001H5V19.0001H19V12.0501L21 10.0501V19.0001C21 19.5501 20.8042 20.0209 20.4125 20.4126C20.0208 20.8043 19.55 21.0001 19 21.0001H5ZM9 15.0001V10.7501L18.175 1.5751C18.375 1.3751 18.6 1.2251 18.85 1.1251C19.1 1.0251 19.35 0.975098 19.6 0.975098C19.8667 0.975098 20.1208 1.0251 20.3625 1.1251C20.6042 1.2251 20.825 1.3751 21.025 1.5751L22.425 3.0001C22.6083 3.2001 22.75 3.42093 22.85 3.6626C22.95 3.90426 23 4.1501 23 4.4001C23 4.6501 22.9542 4.89593 22.8625 5.1376C22.7708 5.37926 22.625 5.6001 22.425 5.8001L13.25 15.0001H9ZM11 13.0001H12.4L18.2 7.2001L17.5 6.5001L16.775 5.8001L11 11.5751V13.0001Z\" fill=\"#4CAF50\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><span class=\"box-label\">Note<\/span><\/div><div class=\"box-content\">\n<p>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<\/div><\/div>\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 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Duration-format-1024x762.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Duration-format-1024x762.png 1024w, https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Duration-format-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Duration-format-768x572.png 768w, https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Duration-format-1536x1143.png 1536w, https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Duration-format-16x12.png 16w, https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Duration-format.png 2026w\" 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