# How to convert HH:MM:SS to just HH:MM?

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**Created:** [October 7, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-convert-hhss-to-just-hh-mm/51152 "2022-10-07T18:26:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-convert-hhss-to-just-hh-mm/51152/3 "2022-10-07T19:28:54Z")

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> [@Format duration in minutes as hh:mm](https://community.glideapps.com/t/format-duration-in-minutes-as-hh-mm/36430):
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> This is a classic example of where a single experimental code column can save you a bunch of Glide computed columns. My use case: I have a column where the value in each row represents a duration in minutes, and I need to format that for display as hh:mm. So, for example… 2914 =\> 48:34 804 =\> 13:24 63 =\> 01:03 5 =\> 00:05 0 =\> blank As far as I could tell, none of the plugin columns will handle this. But it looks easy, right? Well, the best I could do with Glide computed columns was 6 (!!) …

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