// From 2.12.0 onward moment.updateLocale('en', { monthsShort : String[] }); moment.updateLocale('en', { monthsShort : Function }); moment.updateLocale('en', { monthsShort : { format: String[], standalone : String[] } }); // From 2.11.0 moment.locale('en', { monthsShort : { format: String[], standalone : String[] } }); // From 2.8.1 to 2.11.2 moment.locale('en', { monthsShort : String[] }); moment.locale('en', { monthsShort : Function });

// Deprecated in 2.8.1 moment.lang('en', { monthsShort : String[] }); moment.lang('en', { monthsShort : Function });


Locale#monthsShort should be an array of the month abbreviations.

moment.updateLocale('en', {
    monthsShort : [
        "Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun",
        "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"
    ]
});

Like Locale#months, Locale#monthsShort can be a callback function as well.

moment.updateLocale('en', {
    monthsShort : function (momentToFormat, format) {
        if (/^MMMM/.test(format)) {
            return nominative[momentToFormat.month()];
        } else {
            return subjective[momentToFormat.month()];
        }
    }
});

Note: From version 2.11.0, like Locale#months, Locale#monthsShort can be an object with standalone and format cases.

moment.updateLocale('en', {
    monthsShort : {
        format: 'янв_фев_мар_апр_мая_июня_июля_авг_сен_окт_ноя_дек'.split('_'),
        standalone: 'янв_фев_март_апр_май_июнь_июль_авг_сен_окт_ноя_дек'.split('_')
    }
});