---
id: "P:cAlgo.API.TimeFrame.ShortName"
kind: "property"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.TimeFrame"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Period/TimeFrame/ShortName/"
---

> Documentation index for agents: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/llms.txt · machine index: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/api.json

# TimeFrame.ShortName

Member of [TimeFrame](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Period/TimeFrame/index.md).

## ShortName

Returns the short name of timeframe

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI supported · Cloud supported.

C#:

```csharp
public string ShortName {get;}
```

Python:

```python
api.TimeFrame.ShortName: str
```

### Returns

`string` — 

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
Chart.DrawStaticText("timeFrame", SymbolName + " " + TimeFrame.ShortName, VerticalAlignment.Top, HorizontalAlignment.Right, Color.Gray);
```

Python:

```python
api.Chart.DrawStaticText("timeFrame", f"{api.SymbolName} {api.TimeFrame.ShortName}", VerticalAlignment.Top, HorizontalAlignment.Right, Color.Gray)
```