# Rendering lastmod date

**URL:** <https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/rendering-lastmod-date/13968>\
**Category:** support\
**Created:** [August 31, 2018, 4:08pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/rendering-lastmod-date/13968 "2018-08-31T16:08:52Z")\
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> [@Drgo](#):
>
> `lastmod = [":fileModTime", ":default"]`

I don’t think this is the ISO friendly version Hugo needs.

When referencing in your templates, see `.Lastmod` here:

> **[Page variables](https://gohugo.io/variables/page/#page-variables)**
>
> Use these methods with a Page object.

Other than that, yes, we need more source to help you out.

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