diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f48ba03..8301d01 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,14 +20,21 @@ Supported fonts (sourced from /usr/share/fonts/truetype/) can render Unicode cha
 curl 192.168.1.17:9000/api/osd/0?text=Entrée
 ```
 
+Empty strings are used to clear the regions:
+```
+curl 192.168.1.17:9000/api/osd/1?text=
+```
+
 Specifiers starting with a dollar sign are used to represent real-time statistics:
 ```
-curl "192.168.1.17:9000/api/osd/1?text=$B C:$C M:$M"
+curl "192.168.1.17:9000/api/osd/1?text=$B%20C:$C%20M:$M"
 ```
+N.B. Spaces have to be escaped with %20 in URL syntaxes
 
-Empty strings are used to clear the regions:
+Showing the time and customizing the time format is done this way:
 ```
-curl 192.168.1.17:9000/api/osd/2?text=
+curl 192.168.1.17:9000/api/time?fmt=%25Y/%25m/%25d%20%25H:%25M:%25S
+curl 192.168.1.17:9000/api/osd/2?text=$t&posy=120
 ```
 
 UTC date and time can be set using Unix timestamps:
diff --git a/osd/config.h b/osd/config.h
index 568c828..a81056a 100644
--- a/osd/config.h
+++ b/osd/config.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #define DEF_POSX 16
 #define DEF_POSY 16
 #define DEF_SIZE 32.0f
+#define DEF_TIMEFMT "%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S"
 #define MAX_CONN 16
 #define MAX_OSD 8
 #define PORT "9000"
diff --git a/osd/main.c b/osd/main.c
index 7917c15..0831caf 100644
--- a/osd/main.c
+++ b/osd/main.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 void *io_map;
 struct osd *osds;
+char timefmt[32] = DEF_TIMEFMT;
 
 static void fill(char* str)
 {
@@ -78,6 +79,16 @@ static void fill(char* str)
             strcat(out, m);
             j += strlen(m);
         }
+        else if (str[i + 1] == 't')
+        {
+            i++;
+            char s[64];
+            time_t t = time(NULL);
+            struct tm *tm = gmtime(&t);
+            strftime(s, 64, timefmt, tm);
+            strcat(out, s);
+            j += strlen(s);
+        }
         else if (str[i + 1] == 'T')
         {
             i++;
@@ -192,7 +203,9 @@ void route()
             for (char *item; (item = extract_pair(&input));) {
                 char *value = item;
                 char *key = extract_key(&value);
-                if (!strcmp(key, "ts")) {
+                if (!strcmp(key, "fmt"))
+                    strncpy(timefmt, value, 32);
+                else if (!strcmp(key, "ts")) {
                     long result = strtol(value, &remain, 10);
                     if (remain == value) continue;
                     t.tv_sec = result;
@@ -208,7 +221,7 @@ void route()
             "Connection: close\r\n" \
             "\r\n" \
         );
-        printf("{\"ts\":%d}", t.tv_sec);
+        printf("{\"fmt\":\"%s\",\"ts\":%d}", timefmt, t.tv_sec);
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/osd/net.h b/osd/net.h
index afd1492..ea884d6 100644
--- a/osd/net.h
+++ b/osd/net.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ extern "C"
     void serve_forever();
     char *extract_key(char **pair);
     char *extract_pair(char **input);
+    char *request_header(const char *name);
 
     void callback();
     void route();