This is a documentation subpage for Template:Date.
It contains usage information, categories, and other content that is not part of the original template page.
This template is imported from Template:Date/doc on Wikipedia.
This template is imported from the English Wikipedia. Although the visual appearance might be different, the functionality is identical. Please refer to the Template:Date/doc page on Wikipedia for detailed documentation.
{{Date}} converts a date to one of the standard date formats.
This template should only be used internally in other templates.
Examples
With valid input
Format | Input | Output |
---|---|---|
not specified | {{date|2006-08-04}}
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4 August 2006 |
{{date|Aug 4, 2006}}
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4 August 2006 | |
{{date|4 August 2006}}
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4 August 2006 | |
{{date|4 August}}
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4 August | |
{{date|Aug 4}}
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4 August | |
{{date|}}
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25 October (missing year) | |
{{date}}
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25 October 2024 | |
{{date|2=}}
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25 October 2024 | |
DMY format | {{date|2006-08-04|DMY}}
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4 August 2006 |
{{date|Aug 4, 2006|DMY}}
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4 August 2006 | |
{{date|4 August 2006|DMY}}
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4 August 2006 | |
{{date|4 August|DMY}}
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4 August | |
{{date|Aug 4|DMY}}
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4 August | |
{{date||DMY}}
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25 October (missing year) | |
{{date|2=DMY}}
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25 October 2024 | |
{{date|{{date}}|DMY}}
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25 October 2024 | |
MDY format | {{date|2006-08-04|MDY}}
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August 4, 2006 |
{{date|Aug 4, 2006|MDY}}
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August 4, 2006 | |
{{date|4 August 2006|MDY}}
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August 4, 2006 | |
{{date|4 August|MDY}}
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August 4 | |
{{date|Aug 4|MDY}}
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August 4 | |
{{date||MDY}}
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October 25 (missing year) | |
{{date|2=MDY}}
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October 25, 2024 | |
{{date|{{date}}|MDY}}
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October 25, 2024 | |
YMD format | {{date|2006-08-04|YMD}}
|
2006 August 4 |
{{date|Aug 4, 2006|YMD}}
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2006 August 4 | |
{{date|4 August 2006|YMD}}
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2006 August 4 | |
{{date|4 August|YMD}}
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August 4 | |
{{date|Aug 4|YMD}}
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August 4 | |
{{date||YMD}}
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October 25 (missing year) | |
{{date|2=YMD}}
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2024 October 25 | |
{{date|{{date}}|YMD}}
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2024 October 25 | |
ISO format | {{date|2006-08-04|ISO}}
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2006-08-04 |
{{date|Aug 4, 2006|ISO}}
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2006-08-04 | |
{{date|4 August 2006|ISO}}
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2006-08-04 | |
{{date|4 August|ISO}}
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--08-04 | |
{{date|Aug 4|ISO}}
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--08-04 | |
{{date|{{#time: --m-d}}|ISO}}
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--10-25 (missing year) | |
{{date|2=ISO}}
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2024-10-25 | |
{{date|{{date}}|ISO}}
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2024-10-25 | |
none format | {{date|2006-08-04|none}}
|
2006-08-04 |
{{date|Aug 4, 2006|none}}
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Aug 4, 2006 | |
{{date|4 August 2006|none}}
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4 August 2006 | |
{{date|4 August|none}}
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4 August | |
{{date|Aug 4|none}}
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Aug 4 | |
{{date||none}}
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(blank) | |
{{date|2=none}}
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(blank) | |
{{date|{{date}}|none}}
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25 October 2024 |
Other acceptable input
A wide variety of other input formats are handled correctly by the template:
Input | Output |
---|---|
{{date|1st December 2008}} (ordinal 'st')
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1 December 2008 |
{{date|June 24 2006}} (missing comma)
|
24 June 2006 |
{{date|24 june 2006}} (lowercase month name)
|
24 June 2006 |
{{date|24 jun}} (abbreviated month name)
|
24 June |
{{date|June 2006}}
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June 2006 |
{{date|2006 June}}
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1 June 2006 |
{{date|05/31/2012}}
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31 May 2012 |
{{date|31-05-2012}}
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31 May 2012 |
Invalid input
Input strings that the template cannot format are returned unaltered. This includes strings containing characters such as square brackets, so any links will result in unformatted output.
Input | Output |
---|---|
{{date|23007-031-24}}
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23007-031-24 |
{{date|[[1 December]] [[2008]]|YMD}}
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1 December 2008 |
{{date|1 December [[2008 in film|2008]]|MDY}}
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1 December 2008 |
{{date|2008 December 1|DMY}}
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2008 December 1 (expected: 1 December 2008) |
{{date|2008 December 1|MDY}}
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2008 December 1 (expected: December 1, 2008) |
{{date|2008 December 1|ISO}}
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2008 December 1 (expected: 2008-12-01) |
{{date|June 2006|ISO}}
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June 2006 (missing day, expected: 2006-06--) |
{{date|--08-24}}
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--08-24 |
{{date|-08-24}}
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25 October 2024 |
{{date|08-24}}
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08-24 |
{{date|2006-08--}}
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2006-08-- |
{{date|2006-08-}}
|
2006-08- |
{{date|32 Aug}}
|
32 Aug |
{{date|932 Aug}}
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932 Aug |
{{date|0932 Aug}}
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0932 Aug |
{{date|Aug 32}}
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Aug 32 |
{{date|Aug 932}}
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Aug 932 |
{{date|Aug 0932}}
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Aug 0932 |
{{date|31/05/2012}}
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31/05/2012 (expected 31 May 2012) |
{{date|05-31-2012}}
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05-31-2012 (expected 31 May 2012) |
{{date|May 18, 2019|YDM}}
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18 May 2019 (expected 2019 18 May) |
TemplateData
Converts dates into a format used on Wikipedia
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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date | 1 | Date to be formatted
| Date | suggested |
format | 2 | Controls the date format for the result
| String | suggested |