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Day-of-Week with Dates

When a weekday accompanies a date, capitalize the weekday and follow the date order and punctuation of the chosen style. Microsoft prefers spelling weekday names out in running text and reserves abbreviations for space-constrained contexts.

Quick answer

Capitalize weekday names; spell them out in ordinary prose unless space is tight, then apply the date punctuation required by your chosen style.

Key details

Core Issueweekday names are capitalized and can accompany dates, with abbreviations mainly for constrained interfaces
Phrase Roledate and weekday presentation
Registerprofessional and interface writing

Important caveats

Style Boundary

The comma/order around the accompanying date follows the selected date style rather than a universal English sequence.

Weekday Boundary

Weekday names are proper-name-like calendar labels and are capitalized; Microsoft advises against abbreviating them unless space is limited.

Sources and evidence

Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.

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