What is the use of Bootstrap Datepicker in Angular?

Last Updated : 24 Apr, 2025

In this article, we will see the use of Bootstrap Datepicker in Angular. The Datepicker is used to make a component that will be shown by using a calendar and we can select the date from it. Adding Bootstrap to the Angular Project can make the better UI design, along with providing some in-built classes for Date that help us to implement it directly.

Bootstrap Datepicker in Angular can be used in the following ways:

Adding Bootstrap through Angular CLI & NPM, & then creating & using the Datepicker Component
By installing the Angular ngx Bootstrap & then using the Datepicker Component (Angular ng Bootstrap Datepicker Component)

Steps for Installing & Configuring the Angular Application

Step 1: Create an Angular application using the following command.

ng new appname

Step 2: After creating your project folder i.e. appname, move to it using the following command.

cd appname

Step 3: Install dependency

ng add @ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap  npm install --save angular-bootstrap-datetimepicker bootstrap moment open-iconic

Step 4: Add CSS to ./src/styles.css

@import '~bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css';  @import '~open-iconic/font/css/open-iconic-bootstrap.css';

Project Structure

It will look like the following:

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Example 1: In this example, we will create a simple Bootstrap Datepicker in Angular. We will be adding Bootstrap through Angular CLI & NPM, & then creating & using the Datepicker Component.

HTML

<!-- app.component.html --> <h2 style="color: green;">GeeksforGeeks</h2> <h2>   What is the use of Bootstrap    Datepicker in Angular? </h2> <form class="form-inline">     <div class="form-group">         <div class="input-group">             <input class="form-control"                     placeholder="yyyy-mm-dd"                     name="dp"                     [(ngModel)]="model"                     ngbDatepicker #d="ngbDatepicker">             <div class="input-group-append">                 <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary calendar"                          (click)="d.toggle()"                          type="button">                 </button>             </div>         </div>     </div> </form>

JavaScript

// app.component.ts import { Component } from '@angular/core'; import { BrowserModule, DomSanitizer } from     '@angular/platform-browser'  @Component({     selector: 'app-root',     templateUrl: './app.component.html',     styleUrls: ['./app.component.css'] }) export class AppComponent {     model: any }

JavaScript

//app.module.ts import { NgModule }      from '@angular/core'; import { FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule }     from '@angular/forms'; import { BrowserModule }     from '@angular/platform-browser'; import { BrowserAnimationsModule }     from '@angular/platform-browser/animations'; import { AppComponent }      from './app.component'; import { NgbModule }      from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap'; import { DlDateTimeDateModule, DlDateTimePickerModule }     from 'angular-bootstrap-datetimepicker';  @NgModule({     bootstrap: [         AppComponent     ],     declarations: [         AppComponent     ],     imports: [         FormsModule,         BrowserModule,         BrowserAnimationsModule,         ReactiveFormsModule,         DlDateTimeDateModule,         DlDateTimePickerModule,     ] }) export class AppModule { }

Output:

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Example 2: In this example, we will use Bootstrap Datepicker in Angular by ngx Bootstrap & then use the Datepicker Component (Angular ng Bootstrap Datepicker Component). We will also display the selected date in the text.

HTML

<!-- app.component.html --> <h2 style="color: green;">GeeksforGeeks</h2> <h2>   What is the use of Bootstrap    Datepicker in Angular? </h2> <ngb-datepicker #dp [(ngModel)]="model"                  (navigate)="date = $event.next"> </ngb-datepicker> <hr /> <pre>Selected Date: {{ model | json }}</pre>

JavaScript

//app.component.ts import { Component, inject }      from '@angular/core'; import { NgbCalendar, NgbDatepickerModule, NgbDateStruct }     from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap'; import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms'; import { JsonPipe } from '@angular/common'; @Component({     selector: 'app-root',     templateUrl: './app.component.html',     styleUrls: ['./app.component.css'],     imports: [NgbDatepickerModule, FormsModule, JsonPipe],     standalone: true, }) export class AppComponent {      model: NgbDateStruct;     date: { year: number; month: number }; }

JavaScript

//app.module.ts import { NgModule }      from '@angular/core'; import { FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule }     from '@angular/forms'; import { BrowserModule }     from '@angular/platform-browser'; import { BrowserAnimationsModule }     from '@angular/platform-browser/animations'; import { AppComponent }      from './app.component'; import { NgbModule }      from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';  @NgModule({     bootstrap: [         AppComponent     ],     declarations: [         AppComponent     ],     imports: [         FormsModule,         BrowserModule,         BrowserAnimationsModule,         ReactiveFormsModule,         NgbModule     ] }) export class AppModule { }