Dates
A date in a page can be more than text. Add it as a date and it shows as a small chip, like Fri 30 Oct, that opens a calendar when you click it.
Add a date
Section titled “Add a date”- Type
@and the date. The menu that shows people also shows dates. Pick one, or press Enter when the date is the first suggestion. - Type
/date. Today’s date goes in and its calendar opens, so you can pick another day.
You can type the date the way you would say it:
| Type | You get |
|---|---|
@today, @tomorrow, @yesterday | That day |
@fri, @monday, @next mon | The next one to come |
@in 3 days, @in 2 weeks | That many days or weeks from today |
@12 nov, @nov 12, @12 November 2027 | That day. Without a year, Orbit picks the nearest one. |
@4/12 | 4 December or 12 April, in the order your browser’s region writes dates |
@2026-12-04 | Exactly that day |
When what you’ve typed could also be a person’s name, such as @tom, people come first and the date sits below them. Use the arrow keys to reach it.
Read a date
Section titled “Read a date”A date near today reads Yesterday, Today or Tomorrow, and updates as the days pass. Other dates show the weekday, day and month, and the year when it isn’t this year. Hover a date to see it in full.
Dates show in your own language and your region’s order, so a colleague in another country sees the same day written their way.
Dates on to-dos
Section titled “Dates on to-dos”A date on a to-do tells you when it’s due:
- Red once the date has passed and the to-do is still open.
- Amber on the day it’s due.
- Struck through once you tick the to-do.
Dates anywhere else never change colour.
Change or remove a date
Section titled “Change or remove a date”Click a date to open its calendar. Choose Today, Tomorrow or Next Monday, or pick any day. Remove date takes it out. Press Esc to close the calendar without changing anything.
With the keyboard, move the cursor onto a date with the arrow keys and press Enter to move into the calendar.
How dates are saved
Section titled “How dates are saved”A date is an @ followed by the day in year-month-day order:
Kickoff is on @2026-10-27.
- [ ] Send the brief to the agency @2026-10-21That stays readable in any markdown tool and sorts in date order. Read mode and exports print the date in words. AI agents connected to Orbit write dates the same way.
Times, date ranges and reminders aren’t part of dates yet.
Up next: Live pages — another page shown in place, kept up to date.