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Time

Use the 24 hour clock together with Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) if you are unable to tell which timezone your user is in.

Use a colon (:) between the numbers.

Use ‘to’ instead of a hyphen in date or time ranges. This makes it easier for screen readers.

Examples:

  • We received your submission at 13:24 (UTC).
  • Our system will be down for maintenance between 23:59 and 03:00 (UTC)

As the majority of our users will not be in this timezone, add the ability to convert to a local timezone if possible.

Suggestion to improve accessibility:

Please apply before 16:00 (UTC). What’s this in my timezone?