Template:Date

This template will automatically format dates to suit a user's preferences. The preferences can be changed at Special:Preferences.

For logged-out users and users who did not choose a preference, the date format will default to d mmmm yyyy (6 February 2025).

Usage

{{date|<date>}}

For <date>, enter the date in ISO 8601 format: yyyy-mm-dd (2025-02-06). While the template can technically accept a very wide variety of date formats, the ISO format is preferred for compactness, and for consistency across wiki articles.

If the year is unknown, enter the date in named-month format such as mmm d (Feb 6) or d mmmm (6 February).

Date format reference (some of these are not used on this page, but are mentioned for comparison and understanding):

• yy – two-digit year, e.g. 24
• yyyy – four-digit year, e.g. 2024
• m – one-digit month for months below 10, e.g. 3
• mm – two-digit month, e.g. 03
• mmm – three-letter abbreviation for month, e.g. Mar
• mmmm – month spelled out in full, e.g. March
• d – one-digit day of the month for days below 10, e.g. 2
• dd – two-digit day of the month, e.g. 02
• ddd – three-letter abbreviation for day of the week, e.g. Fri
• dddd – day of the week spelled out in full, e.g. Friday