---
title: "Javascript Calendar Single Date Selection Example | Mobiscroll"
component: "Calendar"
framework: "JavaScript"
library_version: "6.1.5"
url: "https://demo.mobiscroll.com/javascript/calendar/single-select"
---

# Single Date Selection - JavaScript Calendar demo

Select a single date with the Javascript date picker — combine it with a scroller or time-slot picker for appointments and reservations. Plain JS api for usage everywhere.

- [Live demo](https://demo.mobiscroll.com/javascript/calendar/single-select)
- [View code on GitHub](https://github.com/acidb/mobiscroll-demos-javascript/tree/main/src/demos/datepicker/calendar/single-select)
- This demo in other frameworks: [jQuery](https://demo.mobiscroll.com/jquery/calendar/single-select.md), [Angular](https://demo.mobiscroll.com/angular/calendar/single-select.md), [React](https://demo.mobiscroll.com/react/calendar/single-select.md), [Vue](https://demo.mobiscroll.com/vue/calendar/single-select.md)

## Description

Single value selection is the default behavior of the date picker. You can explicitly enable it by setting the [`selectMultiple`](https://mobiscroll.com/docs/javascript/datepicker/api#opt-selectMultiple) to `false`.

You can dynamically switch between single and multiple select or range select which helps with building a system for one-way and two-way bookings.

**Looking for multiple select?** [See how to enable multi-select →](https://demo.mobiscroll.com/javascript/calendar/multiple-select)

## What this demo shows

- Three inline examples demonstrate different ways to combine single-date selection with optional time selection.
- **Header navigation** The month and year label in the top left opens a month and year picker. The blue previous and next arrow buttons on the right navigate between months.
- **Month view** A fixed weekday header displays abbreviated day names from Sunday through Saturday, with the dates arranged in a grid below it.
- **Month navigation** The month can be changed by clicking and dragging the calendar left or right.
- **Day cell states** Hovering a day highlights the day number with a gray background. Selecting a day highlights the day number with a blue background. The current date is highlighted by default and remains blue when the user selects another date.
- **Adjacent months** Dates from the previous and next months appear with a muted style. Selecting one navigates the calendar to the corresponding month. 
- **Calendar selection:** The first example shows an inline, single-month date picker for selecting one date.
- **Calendar and scroller time selection:** The second example places a scroller-based time picker next to the single-month calendar. Its three scrollers contain hours from 1 to 12, minutes from 0 to 59, and AM/PM options. Users scroll each one to select an exact time.
- **Calendar and time grid selection:** The third example pairs a single-month date picker with a time slot picker displayed beside it.

## Best for

- **Date-only selection:** Choosing a single date for a delivery, deadline, reminder, or one-way booking.
- **Appointment scheduling:** Selecting an appointment date and exact time with an inline calendar and scroller-based time picker.
- **Reservations:** Choosing a date and time slot for a service, table, room, or other reservable item.
- **Interface comparison:** Evaluating scroller-based and time-grid selection patterns alongside the same single-month calendar.

## Tutorial

```js
mobiscroll.datepicker('#date-picker', {
    controls: ['calendar'],
    selectMultiple: false
});
```

```js
mobiscroll.datepicker('#datetime-picker', {
    controls: ['calendar', 'time'],
    selectMultiple: false
});
```

```js
mobiscroll.datepicker('#date-time-grid', {
    controls: ['calendar', 'timegrid'],
    selectMultiple: false
});
```

## API used in this demo

- [`theme`](https://mobiscroll.com/docs/javascript/datepicker/api#opt-theme) - option
- [`themeVariant`](https://mobiscroll.com/docs/javascript/datepicker/api#opt-themeVariant) - option
- [`controls`](https://mobiscroll.com/docs/javascript/datepicker/api#opt-controls) - option
- [`selectMultiple`](https://mobiscroll.com/docs/javascript/datepicker/api#opt-selectMultiple) - option

## Code

### JS

```js
mobiscroll.setOptions({
  theme: 'ios',
  themeVariant: 'light'
});

mobiscroll.datepicker('#demo-single-select-date', {
  controls: ['calendar'],
  selectMultiple: false,
});

mobiscroll.datepicker('#demo-single-select-datetime', {
  controls: ['calendar', 'time'],
  selectMultiple: false,
});

mobiscroll.datepicker('#demo-single-select-timegrid', {
  controls: ['calendar', 'timegrid'],
  selectMultiple: false,
});
```

### HTML

```html
<label>
    Date
    <input id="demo-single-select-date" mbsc-input data-input-style="box" data-label-style="stacked" placeholder="Please Select..." />
</label>
<label>
    Date & time
    <input id="demo-single-select-datetime" mbsc-input data-input-style="box" data-label-style="stacked" placeholder="Please Select..." />
</label>
<label>
    Date & timegrid
    <input id="demo-single-select-timegrid" mbsc-input data-input-style="box" data-label-style="stacked" placeholder="Please Select..." />
</label>
```

## Implementation notes

- Three separate inline calendar instances render side by side, each using `display: 'inline'` and `selectMultiple: false` - none is bound to an input.
- **Date only**: `controls: ['calendar']` - a single-month inline calendar for picking one date.
- **Date and time (scroller)**: `controls: ['calendar', 'time']` - pairs the inline calendar with a scrollable hour/minute/AM-PM time list.
- **Date and time (grid)**: `controls: ['calendar', 'timegrid']` - pairs the inline calendar with a fixed-interval time grid instead.
- `selectMultiple` defaults to `false`; it is passed explicitly in all three variants for clarity even though single-date selection is the default behavior.

## Run it in your project

1. If not signed up yet, or don't own a license, you can [start a free trial](https://mobiscroll.com/starttrial).

2. Clone the repository:

   ```
   git clone https://github.com/acidb/mobiscroll-demos-javascript.git
   ```

3. If not installed yet, install the Mobiscroll CLI from NPM:

   ```
   npm install -g @mobiscroll/cli
   ```

4. Config Mobiscroll - open a terminal window in the root directory and run:

   ```
   mobiscroll config javascript
   ```

5. Install dependencies - open a terminal window in the root directory and run:

   ```
   npm install
   ```

6. Run the project:

   ```
   npm run dev
   ```

On a trial, add `--trial` to the config command: `mobiscroll config javascript --trial`.

Running a demo locally requires a Mobiscroll trial or a license; setup is per framework at https://mobiscroll.com/docs/javascript/getting-started/installation

## Related demos

- Next: [Multi-Date Selection](https://demo.mobiscroll.com/javascript/calendar/multiple-select.md) - Let users pick multiple dates in a Javascript date picker. Set min and max selection counts and show a live counter in the header.