# DatePicker dash removal

**URL:** <https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/datepicker-dash-removal/493>\
**Category:** Need Help\
**Created:** [June 8, 2016, 6:05am UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/datepicker-dash-removal/493 "2016-06-08T06:05:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![riswan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@riswan](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/riswan)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 6:05am UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/datepicker-dash-removal/493/1 "2016-06-08T06:05:55Z")

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I would like to change the look of cakephp datepicker, I need to remove the dash between the drop boxes for month, day, and year. I’m using cakePhp 2.x

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**Author:** ![markstory](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.cakephp.org/markstory/32/182_2.png) [@markstory](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/markstory)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/datepicker-dash-removal/493/2 "2016-06-08T13:56:06Z")

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The [API docs](http://api.cakephp.org/2.8/class-FormHelper.html#_dateTime) indicate that you can use the `separator` option to remove the `-`.