diff --git a/source/text.tex b/source/text.tex
index e3661cf1b4..94f6650f36 100644
--- a/source/text.tex
+++ b/source/text.tex
@@ -3826,11 +3826,11 @@
 
 \begin{libtab2}{\tcode{do_get_date} effects}{locale.time.get.dogetdate}
 {ll}{\tcode{date_order()}}{Format}
-\tcode{no_order}  & \tcode{"\%m\%d\%y"} \\
-\tcode{dmy}       & \tcode{"\%d\%m\%y"} \\
-\tcode{mdy}       & \tcode{"\%m\%d\%y"} \\
-\tcode{ymd}       & \tcode{"\%y\%m\%d"} \\
-\tcode{ydm}       & \tcode{"\%y\%d\%m"} \\
+\tcode{no_order}  & \tcode{"\%m/\%d/\%y"} \\
+\tcode{dmy}       & \tcode{"\%d/\%m/\%y"} \\
+\tcode{mdy}       & \tcode{"\%m/\%d/\%y"} \\
+\tcode{ymd}       & \tcode{"\%y/\%m/\%d"} \\
+\tcode{ydm}       & \tcode{"\%y/\%d/\%m"} \\
 \end{libtab2}
 
 \pnum