Using BC-AC dates

[Jose_Antonio_Ro]

Hi there
I need some help on how to configure dates in BC/AC

thanks

[M_k]

Hi @Jose_Antonio_Rodrigu

This is such a great question. I am interested in what the reply will be.

Mary Kay

[Justin_Barrett]

I think you mean AD, not AC. :slightly_smiling_face:

This topic has resurfaced recently in a product suggestion. You might want to share your support for it, and perhaps ask @Jeremy_Oglesby if he’s come up with a formatting solution.

Support for BC in addition to AD Dates Product Suggestions

I’d like to request support for BC dates, or “negative” years. The Timeline Block is willing to display “negative” years, and I think it would be neat to be able to build a History Timeline in Airtable that could span back into Ancient, BC history. Sadly, the furthest back I can get is a “year 0”. [CleanShot 2020-07-10 at 22.02.55@2x] And even the Date Picker on the Date field is willing to scroll backwards into negative years, but then when a date is selected, it inputs it as the positive in…