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This template returns the name of the month whose number is in parameter. Alternatively, the English month name or abbreviation (with any letter case) can be given.
Contents
- 1 Syntax
- 2 Compatibility synonym
- 3 Examples for all standard month numbers
- 4 Examples for month numbers with extra leading zero
- 5 Examples for month number cyclic underflows and overflows, from computed values
- 6 Examples for all standard English month names
- 7 Examples for all abbreviated English month names
- 8 See also
- 9 Multiple units of time
- 10 Single units of time
- 11 Date and time templates made for substitution:
Syntax
{{MONTHNAME|
month}}
- The month value is interpreted modulo 12 (extra leading zeroes and decimals are ignored).
Compatibility synonym
{{month name|
month}}
Examples for all standard month numbers
{{MONTHNAME|1}}
returns January{{MONTHNAME|2}}
returns February{{MONTHNAME|3}}
returns March{{MONTHNAME|4}}
returns April{{MONTHNAME|5}}
returns May{{MONTHNAME|6}}
returns June{{MONTHNAME|7}}
returns July{{MONTHNAME|8}}
returns August{{MONTHNAME|9}}
returns September{{MONTHNAME|10}}
returns October{{MONTHNAME|11}}
returns November{{MONTHNAME|12}}
returns December
Examples for month numbers with extra leading zero
{{MONTHNAME|01}}
returns January{{MONTHNAME|02}}
returns February{{MONTHNAME|03}}
returns March{{MONTHNAME|04}}
returns April{{MONTHNAME|05}}
returns May{{MONTHNAME|06}}
returns June{{MONTHNAME|07}}
returns July{{MONTHNAME|08}}
returns August{{MONTHNAME|09}}
returns September
Examples for month number cyclic underflows and overflows, from computed values
{{MONTHNAME|-12}}
returns December{{MONTHNAME|-11}}
returns January{{MONTHNAME|-10}}
returns February{{MONTHNAME|-9}}
returns March{{MONTHNAME|-3}}
returns September{{MONTHNAME|-2}}
returns October{{MONTHNAME|-1}}
returns November{{MONTHNAME|0}}
returns December{{MONTHNAME|13}}
returns January{{MONTHNAME|14}}
returns February{{MONTHNAME|15}}
returns March{{MONTHNAME|16}}
returns April{{MONTHNAME|23}}
returns November{{MONTHNAME|24}}
returns December{{MONTHNAME|25}}
returns January{{MONTHNAME|1200}}
returns December{{MONTHNAME|1201}}
returns January{{MONTHNAME|1212}}
returns December
Examples for all standard English month names
{{MONTHNAME|JANUARY}}
returns January{{MONTHNAME|FEBRUARY}}
returns February{{MONTHNAME|MARCH}}
returns March{{MONTHNAME|APRIL}}
returns April{{MONTHNAME|MAY}}
returns May{{MONTHNAME|JUNE}}
returns June{{MONTHNAME|JULY}}
returns July{{MONTHNAME|AUGUST}}
returns August{{MONTHNAME|SEPTEMBER}}
returns September{{MONTHNAME|OCTOBER}}
returns October{{MONTHNAME|NOVEMBER}}
returns November{{MONTHNAME|DECEMBER}}
returns December
Examples for all abbreviated English month names
{{MONTHNAME|jan}}
returns January{{MONTHNAME|feb}}
returns February{{MONTHNAME|mar}}
returns March{{MONTHNAME|apr}}
returns April{{MONTHNAME|may}}
returns May{{MONTHNAME|jun}}
returns June{{MONTHNAME|jul}}
returns July{{MONTHNAME|aug}}
returns August{{MONTHNAME|sep}}
returns September{{MONTHNAME|oct}}
returns October{{MONTHNAME|nov}}
returns November{{MONTHNAME|dec}}
returns December
See also
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] all subsections that follow:![]() | This template does not put a working clock on your page. The clock will not update the time on your screen every minute. Instead, it records the date and time that the page was most recently edited or purged. If you want a clock that constantly updates, then go to Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets and enable the Appearance item, "Add a clock to the personal toolbar that displays the current time in UTC and provides a link to purge the current page". |
Multiple units of time
Type | Adjustable | Current | Last | Next |
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Date and time | {{time}} | {{Currentdate}} (MDY) {{Plain now}} (DMY) {{Now}} (DMY in a complete sentence) {{Simple now}} |
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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}} |
Time only | {{Timeonly}} | {{CURRENTTIME}} (12 h format) {{CURRENTTIME24}} (24 h format) |
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Banners | {{Right now}} (Blue with time and number of Wikipedia articles) |
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Timestamp | {{Timestamp}} (Format YYYYMMDDhhmmss) |
Single units of time
Date and time templates made for substitution:
Month:
{{Lmonth}} produces Jun
{{Nmonth}} produces Aug
{{LastMonth}} produces June 2022
{{NextMonth}} produces August 2022
Individual templates
- {{Calendar}}
- {{Calendar clock with Wikipedia stats}}
- {{Clock}}
- {{Digital clock}}
- {{Digital clock and date}}
Categories of templates
- Category:Time, date and calendar templates
- Category:Date-computing templates
- Category:Date-computing templates based on current time
- Category:ISO date templates
- Category:Calendar templates
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