Template:MONTHABBREV
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.
Syntax
[change source]{{MONTHABBREV|month}}
- The month value is interpreted modulo 12 (extra leading zeroes and decimals are ignored).
Examples for all standard English month names
[change source]{{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
[change source]{{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
[change source]{{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
[change source]{{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
[change source]{{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 Sep{{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
[change source][] 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
[change source]| Type | Adjustable | Current | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | {{time}} | {{Currentdate}} (MDY) {{Plain now}} (DMY) {{Now}} (DMY in a complete sentence) |
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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) {{Right now (User message)}} (Orange with time and number of Wikipedia articles |
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| Timestamp | {{Timestamp}} (Format YYYYMMDDhhmmss) |
Single units of time
[change source]| Unit of time | Adjustable | Current | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SECOND | {{CURRENTSECOND}} | |||
| MINUTE | {{CURRENTMINUTE}} | |||
| HOUR | {{CURRENTHOUR}} | |||
| WEEK | {{CURRENTWEEK}} {{CURRENTWEEKOFMONTH}} |
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| Day of Week | {{DAYOFWEEK}} | {{CURRENTDAYNAME}} {{CURRENTWEEKDAYABBREV}} {{CURRENTWEEKDAY}} |
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| MONTH | {{MONTHNAME}} {{MONTHABBREV}} {{MONTHNUMBER}} {{MONTH}} (zero padded) |
{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTMONTHABBREV}} {{CURRENTMONTH1}} {{CURRENTMONTHDAYS}} |
{{LASTMONTHNAME}} | {{NEXTMONTHNAME}} |
| Day of Month | {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTDAY2}} (zero padded) |
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| YEAR | {{CURRENTYEARCC}} {{CURRENTYEARYY}} {{CURRENTISOYEAR}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} |
{{LASTYEAR}} | {{NEXTYEAR}} | |
| Day of Year | {{CURRENTDAYOFYEAR}} | |||
| DECADE | {{DECADE}} | {{CURRENTDECADE}} | ||
| CENTURY | {{CENTURY}} | {{CURRENTCENTURY}} | ||
| MILLENNIUM | {{MILLENNIUM}} |
Date and time Templates made for substitution:
[change source]Month:
{{Lmonth}} produces Feb
{{Nmonth}} produces Apr
{{LastMonth}} produces February 2025
{{NextMonth}} produces April 2025
Individual Templates
[change source]- {{Calendar}}
- {{Calendar clock with Wikipedia stats}}
- {{Clock}}
- {{Digital clock and date}}