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{{
Format time|hour|minute|second}}
{{
Format time|hour|minute|second|TimeZone|hour_format=(format)}}
{{{hour}}}
is required, and is the hour in 24 hour format.
{{{hh}}}
and {{{1}}}
(the first positional parameter){{{minute}}}
is recommended; it is the minute after the hour (default 0).
{{{mm}}}
and {{{2}}}
(the second positional parameter){{{second}}}
is optional; seconds will only be rendered if this is not blank.
{{{ss}}}
, {{{sec}}}
and {{{3}}}
(the third positional parameter){{{TimeZone}}}
may be a numerical value, or "Z" for
UTC; see examples.
{{{timezone}}}
, {{{tz}}}
and {{{4}}}
(the fourth positional parameter){{{hour_format}}}
can be blank, 'h', 'H', 'g' or 'G'; see §§
Hour format and
below.Examples:
{{
Format time|08|30}}
returns "08:30"{{
Format time|08|30|23}}
returns "08:30:23"{{
Format time|08|30|tz=Z}}
returns "08:30 (UTC)"{{
Format time|08|30|23|timezone=+01:00}}
returns "08:30:23 (+01:00)"{{
Format time|08|30|23|TimeZone=-07:00}}
returns "08:30:23 (-07:00)"
The hour format parameter {{{hour_format}}}
can be variously 'g', 'G', 'h', or 'H', specifying whether to use 12 hour time with AM/PM (g/h) or 24 hour time (G/H), and whether to truncate (g/G) numbers under 10 or not (h/H).
Examples:
{{
Format time|08|30|hour_format=g}}
returns "8:30 am"{{
Format time|17|15|hour_format=g}}
returns "5:15 pm"
{{
Format time|08|30|hour_format=h}}
returns "08:30 AM"{{
Format time|17|15|hour_format=h}}
returns "05:15 PM"
{{
Format time|08|30|hour_format=G}}
returns "8:30"{{
Format time|17|15|hour_format=G}}
returns "17:15"
{{
Format time|08|30|hour_format=H}}
returns "08:30"{{
Format time|17|15|hour_format=H}}
returns "17:15"Type | Adjustable | Current | Last | Next |
---|---|---|---|---|
Date and time | {{ time}} | {{
Currentdate}} (MDY) {{ Plain now}} (DMY) {{ Now}} (DMY in a complete sentence) {{ Simple now}} |
||
Date only | {{
Dateonly}} {{ Datedow}} (Has the day of the week) |
{{
Date}} (Chose format) {{ DATE}} (prefixed by date=) {{ TODAY}} (DMY) |
{{
Yesterday}} {{ Day-1}} |
{{
Tomorrow}} {{ Day+1}} |
Month and year only | {{ Monthyear}} | {{ Monthyear-1}} | {{ Monthyear+1}} | |
Time only | {{ Timeonly}} | {{
CURRENTTIME}} (12 h format) {{ CURRENTTIME24}} (24 h format) |
||
Banners | {{
Right now}} (Blue with time and number of Wikipedia articles) |
|||
Timestamp | {{
Timestamp}} (Format YYYYMMDDhhmmss) |
Unit of time | Adjustable | Current | Last | Next |
---|---|---|---|---|
SECOND | {{ CURRENTSECOND}} | |||
MINUTE | {{ CURRENTMINUTE}} | |||
HOUR | {{ CURRENTHOUR}} | |||
WEEK | {{
CURRENTWEEK}} {{ CURRENTWEEKOFMONTH}} |
|||
Day of Week | {{ DAYOFWEEK}} | {{
CURRENTDAYNAME}} {{ CURRENTWEEKDAYABBREV}} {{ CURRENTWEEKDAY}} |
||
MONTH | {{
MONTHNAME}} {{ MONTHABBREV}} {{ MONTHNUMBER}} {{ MONTH}} (zero padded) |
{{
CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{ CURRENTMONTHABBREV}} {{ CURRENTMONTH1}} {{ CURRENTMONTHDAYS}} |
{{ LASTMONTHNAME}} | {{ NEXTMONTHNAME}} |
Day of Month | {{
CURRENTDAY}} {{ CURRENTDAY2}} (zero padded) |
|||
YEAR | {{
CURRENTYEARCC}} {{ CURRENTYEARYY}} {{ CURRENTISOYEAR}} {{ CURRENTYEAR}} |
{{ LASTYEAR}} | {{ NEXTYEAR}} | |
Day of Year | {{ CURRENTDAYOFYEAR}} | |||
DECADE | {{ DECADE}} | {{ CURRENTDECADE}} | ||
CENTURY | {{ CENTURY}} | {{ CURRENTCENTURY}} | ||
MILLENNIUM | {{ MILLENNIUM}} |
Month:
{{
Lmonth}} produces Jun
{{
Nmonth}} produces Aug
{{
LastMonth}} produces June 2024
{{
NextMonth}} produces August 2024
TemplateData for Format time
Formats a time of day
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hour | hour hh 1 | Hour of the day, in 24 hour format
| Number | required |
Minute | minute mm 2 | minutes after the hour
| Number | suggested |
Second | second ss sec 3 | Seconds after the minute | Number | optional |
Hour format | hour_format | Formats hours and whether to render AM/PM or a.m./p.m.
| String | suggested |
timezone | timezone tz TimeZone 4 | A numerical offset from UTC, or 'Z'. If non-empty, shows time zone
| String | optional |
This is a
documentation
subpage for
Template:Format time. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
{{
Format time|hour|minute|second}}
{{
Format time|hour|minute|second|TimeZone|hour_format=(format)}}
{{{hour}}}
is required, and is the hour in 24 hour format.
{{{hh}}}
and {{{1}}}
(the first positional parameter){{{minute}}}
is recommended; it is the minute after the hour (default 0).
{{{mm}}}
and {{{2}}}
(the second positional parameter){{{second}}}
is optional; seconds will only be rendered if this is not blank.
{{{ss}}}
, {{{sec}}}
and {{{3}}}
(the third positional parameter){{{TimeZone}}}
may be a numerical value, or "Z" for
UTC; see examples.
{{{timezone}}}
, {{{tz}}}
and {{{4}}}
(the fourth positional parameter){{{hour_format}}}
can be blank, 'h', 'H', 'g' or 'G'; see §§
Hour format and
below.Examples:
{{
Format time|08|30}}
returns "08:30"{{
Format time|08|30|23}}
returns "08:30:23"{{
Format time|08|30|tz=Z}}
returns "08:30 (UTC)"{{
Format time|08|30|23|timezone=+01:00}}
returns "08:30:23 (+01:00)"{{
Format time|08|30|23|TimeZone=-07:00}}
returns "08:30:23 (-07:00)"
The hour format parameter {{{hour_format}}}
can be variously 'g', 'G', 'h', or 'H', specifying whether to use 12 hour time with AM/PM (g/h) or 24 hour time (G/H), and whether to truncate (g/G) numbers under 10 or not (h/H).
Examples:
{{
Format time|08|30|hour_format=g}}
returns "8:30 am"{{
Format time|17|15|hour_format=g}}
returns "5:15 pm"
{{
Format time|08|30|hour_format=h}}
returns "08:30 AM"{{
Format time|17|15|hour_format=h}}
returns "05:15 PM"
{{
Format time|08|30|hour_format=G}}
returns "8:30"{{
Format time|17|15|hour_format=G}}
returns "17:15"
{{
Format time|08|30|hour_format=H}}
returns "08:30"{{
Format time|17|15|hour_format=H}}
returns "17:15"Type | Adjustable | Current | Last | Next |
---|---|---|---|---|
Date and time | {{ time}} | {{
Currentdate}} (MDY) {{ Plain now}} (DMY) {{ Now}} (DMY in a complete sentence) {{ Simple now}} |
||
Date only | {{
Dateonly}} {{ Datedow}} (Has the day of the week) |
{{
Date}} (Chose format) {{ DATE}} (prefixed by date=) {{ TODAY}} (DMY) |
{{
Yesterday}} {{ Day-1}} |
{{
Tomorrow}} {{ Day+1}} |
Month and year only | {{ Monthyear}} | {{ Monthyear-1}} | {{ Monthyear+1}} | |
Time only | {{ Timeonly}} | {{
CURRENTTIME}} (12 h format) {{ CURRENTTIME24}} (24 h format) |
||
Banners | {{
Right now}} (Blue with time and number of Wikipedia articles) |
|||
Timestamp | {{
Timestamp}} (Format YYYYMMDDhhmmss) |
Unit of time | Adjustable | Current | Last | Next |
---|---|---|---|---|
SECOND | {{ CURRENTSECOND}} | |||
MINUTE | {{ CURRENTMINUTE}} | |||
HOUR | {{ CURRENTHOUR}} | |||
WEEK | {{
CURRENTWEEK}} {{ CURRENTWEEKOFMONTH}} |
|||
Day of Week | {{ DAYOFWEEK}} | {{
CURRENTDAYNAME}} {{ CURRENTWEEKDAYABBREV}} {{ CURRENTWEEKDAY}} |
||
MONTH | {{
MONTHNAME}} {{ MONTHABBREV}} {{ MONTHNUMBER}} {{ MONTH}} (zero padded) |
{{
CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{ CURRENTMONTHABBREV}} {{ CURRENTMONTH1}} {{ CURRENTMONTHDAYS}} |
{{ LASTMONTHNAME}} | {{ NEXTMONTHNAME}} |
Day of Month | {{
CURRENTDAY}} {{ CURRENTDAY2}} (zero padded) |
|||
YEAR | {{
CURRENTYEARCC}} {{ CURRENTYEARYY}} {{ CURRENTISOYEAR}} {{ CURRENTYEAR}} |
{{ LASTYEAR}} | {{ NEXTYEAR}} | |
Day of Year | {{ CURRENTDAYOFYEAR}} | |||
DECADE | {{ DECADE}} | {{ CURRENTDECADE}} | ||
CENTURY | {{ CENTURY}} | {{ CURRENTCENTURY}} | ||
MILLENNIUM | {{ MILLENNIUM}} |
Month:
{{
Lmonth}} produces Jun
{{
Nmonth}} produces Aug
{{
LastMonth}} produces June 2024
{{
NextMonth}} produces August 2024
TemplateData for Format time
Formats a time of day
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hour | hour hh 1 | Hour of the day, in 24 hour format
| Number | required |
Minute | minute mm 2 | minutes after the hour
| Number | suggested |
Second | second ss sec 3 | Seconds after the minute | Number | optional |
Hour format | hour_format | Formats hours and whether to render AM/PM or a.m./p.m.
| String | suggested |
timezone | timezone tz TimeZone 4 | A numerical offset from UTC, or 'Z'. If non-empty, shows time zone
| String | optional |