Date picker field default "12/31/2001"

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How can I configure a date picker field in Power Apps so it appears blank by default instead of showing the placeholder date "12/31/2001" before the user inputs a date? I want the field to be empty initially to avoid any confusion about the date input.

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Ellis Karim 12,163 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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@Kalungi A,

This is the Power Automate forum.

But you can try:

Clear the DefaultDate property (i.e. leave it empty)

Make sure that the InputTextPlaceHolder text is set to ""

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Use a DatePicker control and drive it with a blank variable. The “12/31/2001” shows up when the control gets a default date value instead of Blank.
Here is the approach I propose

OnVisible of the screen (or App.OnStart)
Set(varDate, Blank())

DatePicker.SelectedDate
varDate

DatePicker.OnChange
Set(varDate, Self.SelectedDate)

To display blank until user picks a date
Set DatePicker.Format to something readable, then add a hint label next to it:

Label.Text
If(IsBlank(varDate), "Select a date", Text(varDate, "[$-en-US]mm/dd/yyyy"))
If you are using an Edit Form (SharePoint or Dataverse)

DataCard.Default
Parent.Default

DatePicker.SelectedDate
If(FormMode = FormMode.New && IsBlank(Parent.Default), Blank(), Parent.Default)

Optional: clear button
Button.OnSelect
Set(varDate, Blank()); Reset(DatePicker1)

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Kalungi A 10 on at

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When I tried the first solution, the default date disappeared but I am not able to save a date in this space.

Please assist

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