MeridianMERIDIAN

offset

3 offset types: none a sibling also accepts.

3 types

The 3 offset types

Each type's first registry sample, against every sibling's rule

TypeSampleAlso accepted by
IANA Timezone Name
iana · VARCHAR
America/New_York—
Timezone Abbreviation
timezone_abbreviation · VARCHAR
EST—
UTC Offset
utc · VARCHAR
UTC +05:00—

Which offset type is it?

1 of 3 offset types accepts it.

TypeReads it as
IANA Timezone Name ianaAmerica/New_York

Use it

CLI · DuckDB
$ printf '%s\n' 'America/New_York' 'Europe/London' > column.txt
$ finetype infer -f column.txt --mode column

SELECT ft_profile(v) FROM (VALUES ('America/New_York'), ('Europe/London')) t(v);

After Europe/London, one type remains: iana.

Type Registry