Template:Start date and age

Template documentation

Usage

Syntax

Common usage

{{Start date and age|yyyy|mm|dd}} to display formatted as:

March 25, 2010 (2010-03-25)

{{Start date and age|yyyy|mm|dd|df=yes}} to display formatted as:

25 March 2010 (2010-03-25)

Full syntax

{{Start date and age|yyyy|mm|dd|df=yes|p=yes|br=yes}} to display formatted as:

25 March 2010 (2010-03-25)

Description of parameters

Parameter	Description
yyyy	Four digits indicating the year. The year must always appear in a 4-digits form.
mm	A number between 1 to 12, indicating the month. Leading zeros in the number are ignored.
dd	A number between 1 to 31, indicating the day of the month. Leading zeros in the number are ignored.
df=	The optional parameter df can either be set to yes or anything other than yes. When set to yes, date will be displayed in DMY format: 4 March 2010. When set something other than yes or when this parameter is not included, date will be displayed in MD,Y format: March 4, 2010.
br=	The optional parameter br can either be set to yes or anything other than yes. When set to yes, a line break will be inserted between the date and the age. When set something other than yes or when this parameter is not included, a breaking space will be inserted between the date and the age. In either case, a semicolon separates the date and age, immediately before the line break or space.

Examples

Syntax	Result
{{Start date and age|2010|01|02}}	January 2, 2010 (2010-01-02)
{{Start date and age|2008|08|09}}	August 9, 2008 (2008-08-09)
{{Start date and age|2003|07|05}}	July 5, 2003 (2003-07-05)
{{Start date and age|2010|1|2|df=yes}}	2 January 2010 (2010-01-02)
{{Start date and age|2008|8|9|df=yes}}	9 August 2008 (2008-08-09)
{{Start date and age|2003|7|5|df=yes}}	5 July 2003 (2003-07-05)
{{Start date and age|2009|9|9|br=yes}}	September 9, 2009 (2009-09-09)
Today: {{Start date and age|2024|12|22}}	December 22, 2024 (2024-12-22)
Yesterday: {{Start date and age|2024|12|21}}	December 21, 2024 (2024-12-21)