# How to add or subtract a Date & Time token?

Date and Time tokens enhance demos, especially in products where date and time are important in the data which is reflected in the demo. Adding and subtracting date/time tokens further enhances the "realness" your user will feel when viewing your demo.

You have full flexibility to add/subtract: years, months, days, hours, minutes, and seconds. 

**How to add and subtract date/time tokens:**

1. Insert any date/time token
2. Whichever value you'd like to edit, add a vertical bar | and then the operation.
3. In the text trigger menu, a preview is generated so you can ensure it will appear properly.

**Example 👇**

![](https://2431356420-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FN8hWd9k2Pbb6YSWO4pUQ%2Fuploads%2FH0DFhbZDgDAaa5G3zGZR%2Fdate%3Atimetoken.png?alt=media\&token=27cf4608-52d0-4a09-8500-9266aa07ccd8)

Here is an interactive demo showing step-by-step how it works for each token value 👇

{% @storylane/embed subdomain="app" linkValue="bqu7amw57xgv" url="<https://app.storylane.io/share/bqu7amw57xgv>" %}

**For Years**

To add years: {{$M/d/yyyy|+NY}}

To subtract years: {{$M/d/yyyy|-NY}}

\*N value = number of years, e.g. 1,2,3

**For Months**

To add months: {{$M/d/yyyy|+NM}}

To subtract months: {{$M/d/yyyy|-NM}}

\*N value= number of months, e.g. 1,2,3

**For Days**

To add days: {{$M/d/yyyy|+Nd}}

To subtract days: {{$M/d/yyyy|-Nd}}

\*N value= number of days, e.g. 1,2,3

**For Hours**

To add hours: {{$LT|+Nh}}

To subtract hours: {{$LT|-Nh}}

\*N value= number of hours, e.g. 1,2,3

**For Minutes**

To add minutes: {{$LT|+Nm}}

To subtract minutes: {{$LT|-Nm}}

\*N value= number of minutes, e.g. 1,2,3

**For Seconds**

To add seconds: {{$LTS|+Ns}}

To subtract seconds: {{$LTS|+Ns}}

\*N value= number of seconds, e.g. 10,20,30