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# TIME\_FORMAT

## Syntax

```bnf
TIME_FORMAT(time,format)
```

## Description

This is used like the [DATE\_FORMAT()](/docs/server/reference/sql-functions/date-time-functions/date_format.md) function, but the format string may contain format specifiers only for hours, minutes, and seconds. Other specifiers produce a NULL value or 0.

## Examples

```sql
SELECT TIME_FORMAT('100:00:00', '%H %k %h %I %l');
+--------------------------------------------+
| TIME_FORMAT('100:00:00', '%H %k %h %I %l') |
+--------------------------------------------+
| 100 100 04 04 4                            |
+--------------------------------------------+
```

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