Template:MONTHABBREV
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This template returns the English abbreviation (between "Jan" and "Dec") of the month whose number is in parameter. Alternatively, the English name or abbreviation (in any letter case) can be provided.
Contents
- 1 Syntax
- 2 Examples for all standard English month names
- 3 Examples for all abbreviated English month names
- 4 Examples for all standard month numbers
- 5 Examples for month numbers with extra leading zero
- 6 Examples for month number underflows and overflows, from computed values
- 7 See also
- 8 Multiple units of time
- 9 Single units of time
- 10 Date and time templates made for substitution:
Syntax
{{MONTHABBREV|
month}}
- The month value is interpreted modulo 12 (extra leading zeroes and decimals are ignored).
Examples for all standard English month names
{{MONTHABBREV|january}}
returns Jan{{MONTHABBREV|february}}
returns Feb{{MONTHABBREV|march}}
returns Mar{{MONTHABBREV|april}}
returns Apr{{MONTHABBREV|may}}
returns May{{MONTHABBREV|june}}
returns Jun{{MONTHABBREV|july}}
returns Jul{{MONTHABBREV|august}}
returns Aug{{MONTHABBREV|september}}
returns Sep{{MONTHABBREV|october}}
returns Oct{{MONTHABBREV|november}}
returns Nov{{MONTHABBREV|december}}
returns Dec
Examples for all abbreviated English month names
{{MONTHABBREV|JAN}}
returns Jan{{MONTHABBREV|FEB}}
returns Feb{{MONTHABBREV|MAR}}
returns Mar{{MONTHABBREV|APR}}
returns Apr{{MONTHABBREV|MAY}}
returns May{{MONTHABBREV|JUN}}
returns Jun{{MONTHABBREV|JUL}}
returns Jul{{MONTHABBREV|AUG}}
returns Aug{{MONTHABBREV|SEP}}
returns Sep{{MONTHABBREV|OCT}}
returns Oct{{MONTHABBREV|NOV}}
returns Nov{{MONTHABBREV|DEC}}
returns Dec
Examples for all standard month numbers
{{MONTHABBREV|1}}
returns Jan{{MONTHABBREV|2}}
returns Feb{{MONTHABBREV|3}}
returns Mar{{MONTHABBREV|4}}
returns Apr{{MONTHABBREV|5}}
returns May{{MONTHABBREV|6}}
returns Jun{{MONTHABBREV|7}}
returns Jul{{MONTHABBREV|8}}
returns Aug{{MONTHABBREV|9}}
returns Sep{{MONTHABBREV|10}}
returns Oct{{MONTHABBREV|11}}
returns Nov{{MONTHABBREV|12}}
returns Dec
Examples for month numbers with extra leading zero
{{MONTHABBREV|01}}
returns Jan{{MONTHABBREV|02}}
returns Feb{{MONTHABBREV|03}}
returns Mar{{MONTHABBREV|04}}
returns Apr{{MONTHABBREV|05}}
returns May{{MONTHABBREV|06}}
returns Jun{{MONTHABBREV|07}}
returns Jul{{MONTHABBREV|08}}
returns Aug{{MONTHABBREV|09}}
returns Sep
Examples for month number underflows and overflows, from computed values
{{MONTHABBREV|-1200}}
returns Dec{{MONTHABBREV|-1201}}
returns Nov{{MONTHABBREV|-1212}}
returns Dec{{MONTHABBREV|-12}}
returns Dec{{MONTHABBREV|-11}}
returns Jan{{MONTHABBREV|-10}}
returns Feb{{MONTHABBREV|-9}}
returns Mar{{MONTHABBREV|-3}}
returns Oct{{MONTHABBREV|-2}}
returns Oct{{MONTHABBREV|-1}}
returns Nov{{MONTHABBREV|0}}
returns Dec{{MONTHABBREV|13}}
returns Jan{{MONTHABBREV|14}}
returns Feb{{MONTHABBREV|15}}
returns Mar{{MONTHABBREV|16}}
returns Apr{{MONTHABBREV|23}}
returns Nov{{MONTHABBREV|24}}
returns Dec{{MONTHABBREV|25}}
returns Jan{{MONTHABBREV|1200}}
returns Dec{{MONTHABBREV|1201}}
returns Jan{{MONTHABBREV|1212}}
returns Dec
See also
[
] 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
The above documentation is transcluded from Template:MONTHABBREV/doc. (edit | history) Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages. Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template. |