am/pm not working in Big Sur

Hello,

I have a problem with new MacOS,

On clock in menu bar, it cannot display am/pm indicator,

even though in system preferences, I've ticked button 'Show am/pm'

How can I fix it?

Thank You in advance!

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Nov 16, 2020 12:39 AM

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2 replies

kazik30 Author

Level 1

6 points

Nov 16, 2020 12:52 AM in response to kazik30

In language & region, you should turn off 24-hour format

cci_moni

Level 1

4 points

Nov 25, 2020 12:42 PM in response to kazik30

Thank you! it works now, BTW, It should work as before

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