diff --git a/common/src/main/kotlin/DiscordTimestamp.kt b/common/src/main/kotlin/DiscordTimestamp.kt
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+package dev.kord.common
+
+import kotlinx.datetime.Instant
+
+fun Instant.toMessageFormat(style: DiscordTimestampStyle = DiscordTimestampStyle.ShortDateTime) =
+    "<t:$epochSeconds:${style.style}>"
+
+/**
+ * The class representing the [style of a timestamp](https://discord.com/developers/docs/reference#message-formatting-timestamp-styles)
+ */
+enum class DiscordTimestampStyle(val style: String) {
+
+    /**
+     * For example 16:20
+     */
+    ShortTime("t"),
+
+    /**
+     * For example 16:20:30
+     */
+    LongTime("T"),
+
+    /**
+     * For example 20/04/2021
+     */
+    ShortDate("d"),
+
+    /**
+     * For example 20 April 2021
+     */
+    LongDate("D"),
+
+    /**
+     * For example 20 April 2021 16:20
+     */
+    ShortDateTime("f"),
+
+    /**
+     * For example Tuesday, 20 April 2021 16:20
+     */
+    LongDateTime("F"),
+
+    /**
+     * For example 2 months ago
+     */
+    RelativeTime("R"),
+}