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How to see the full date on macOS Big Sur?

Ask Different Asked by Cassidy Bandy on November 26, 2021

The menu bar in macOS Catalina, with an expanded clock dropdown that shows the current date.

With default settings, the clock on macOS Catalina shows the current day of the week and the current time. You can click the clock to reveal the full date.

In the Big Sur update, this dropdown seems to have vanished, instead opening notification center on interaction.

I don’t want to see the full date at all times. It takes up space in the dock, and most of the time the full date is not really relevant information. I would prefer to be able to use the old behavior if possible.

3 Answers

Istat Menus will do what you want. Its dropdown shows the full date. Of course, it is a rather expensive paid app just for showing the full date - but has lots of (too me) essential functionality.

Someone may be able to suggest a simpler widget just for the date.

Answered by Gilby on November 26, 2021

You can not enable this anymore. I recommend a widget or other way to make it visible if you depended on this in the past.

Answered by bmike on November 26, 2021

The option is there, Preferences -> Dock & Menu Bar -> Clock and select "Show Date".

Answered by javierbyte on November 26, 2021

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