Time

When writing about numbers that appear in a Splunk product UI, duplicate them exactly as the UI displays. Otherwise, follow these guidelines.

Duration of time

Always use a numeral for numbers associated with duration of time. See the following examples:

• Change the default time range from 6 seconds to 60 seconds.
• Authentication expires after 2 hours.
• The instance remains active for 3 months.

When writing documentation, don't abbreviate units of time, such as seconds, hours, and months. You can abbreviate units of time in a Splunk product UI to save space. See Time in the UI text style guidelines.

Time of day

Always use a number for numbers associated with time of day. See the following example:

• Office hours are from 6 AM to 5 PM.
• The scheduled alert runs at 10 AM.

12-hour clock

Use 12-hour time. For full hours, don't include the minutes. Capitalize AM and PM without using punctuation, and precede the time period with a space. Review the following table for examples of correctly formatted time periods:

Do this	Don't do this
6 AM	06:00 hours
2:30 PM	14:30 hours