Modifier: :raw

:raw means different things depending on the merge tag or the kind of field:

Raw stored date

On {date_created}, {date_updated}, {payment_date}.

The value exactly as stored, with no formatting or timezone shift. Beats every other date modifier.

Product	Gravity Forms
Requires	Gravity Forms 1.9 or later
Works on	{date_created}, {date_updated}, {payment_date}
In the picker	What to show

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Merge tag	Output	Without the modifier
`{date_created:raw}`	`2026-01-15 06:00:00`	`January 15, 2026`
`{date_updated:raw}`	`2026-01-15 06:10:00`	`January 15, 2026`
`{payment_date:raw}`	`2026-01-15 06:05:00`	`January 15, 2026`
`{date_created:raw}` Rendered against an entry nine days older, where the result differs.	`2026-01-06 09:00:00`	`January 15, 2026`
`{date_updated:raw}` Rendered against an entry nine days older, where the result differs.	`2026-01-06 09:10:00`	`January 15, 2026`
`{payment_date:raw}` Rendered against an entry nine days older, where the result differs.	`2026-01-06 09:05:00`	`January 15, 2026`

On {payment_amount}.

The stored number without currency formatting. Compared against the whole modifier string, so it cannot be combined.

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Merge tag	Output	Without the modifier
`{payment_amount:raw}`	`33.50`	`$33.50`
`{payment_amount:raw}` Rendered against an entry nine days older, where the result differs.	`15.00`	`$33.50`

On {now}, {yesterday}, {tomorrow}.

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