Template:Date

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Description

This template displays the date based on user preferences.

Sample output

• {{date|2010-08-19}}

→ 2010 August 19

• {{date|2010|August|19}}

→ 2010 August 19

• {{date|2010|August}}

→ August 2010

• {{date|August 19}}

→ August 19

• {{date|2010}}

→ 2010

TemplateData

Displays the date based on user preferences.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Full date or year	1 year	Outputs the full date if the second to third parameters are not specified, otherwise the year of the date. Example 2010, August 19, 2010, 19 August 2010, August 2010, Aug 2010, 2010-08-19	String	required
Month	2 month	The month of the date. Example January	String	optional
Day	3 day	The day of the date.	Number	optional
Date format	4 format	The format of the date specified. Suggested values dmy mdy ymd ISO 8601 Default ymd	String	optional