# Date Month Textual ?

The month (in form of short text) of a date can be extracted with the help of this wildcard. The wildcard is used in the following way:

* {date.month.textual.?}
* For the following input (?) --> 2020-11-01
* The output is going to be --> November

{% hint style="warning" %}
The input format for the date should adhere to the following pattern: YYYY-MM-DD.
{% endhint %}