Date stamp kits are customizable stamping packs comprised of stamp mount, black inkpad, type/character and tweezers. The kit usually contains rubber stamps month tiles January to December, abbreviated month titles from JAN to DEC, years, numbers 1 through 31, and st, nd, rd, and th. Text can be changed using the ribbed rubber characters that come with the stamp kit. Additional stamp sayings, alphabets, and ornaments or magnet base are also sold separately.

Affixing date on documents is a crucial procedure in inward and outward departments of government agencies, and other offices, because, at times, there are legal implications associated with such date. Writing dates manually on a large bunch of documents is labor intensive. Such a task is also monotonous, and therefore prone to human errors. Date stamp kits can be used to address these issues by creating required message and date stamp.

Magnetic stamp kits are one of the popular varieties of date stamp kits. Each kit contains individual magnetic-backed stamps that attach to magnetic stamp base. These kits feature plenty of ways to customize words together. Packaged in a tin for easy storage, they can be used to create date for embellishing photos. Each piece of text has a magnetic backing that attaches to the base. A line on the base helps in achieving a straight line; although stamps can be scattered on the base for a fun and unusual look.

Electronic date stamp kits can be used to create customized text and date combinations more conveniently. These kits also facilitate consistent impressions along with adjustable stamping force for multi-copy forms.