Template:Start date: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 12:07, 27 April 2025

{{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}}

Only the year is required. Month and day default to “1”.

December 12, 1991

October 1, 1992

January 1, 1993

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 <!-- =========================================================
-Template:Start date   ·   inline, micro-formatted, no box
+Template:Start date   ·   ultra-simple inline version
 ========================================================= -->
-<includeonly>
+<includeonly>{{#time:F j, Y|{{{1}}}-{{{2|1}}}-{{{3|1}}}}}</includeonly>
-<span class="dtstart" title="{{#time:Y-m-d|{{{1}}}-{{{2|01}}}-{{{3|01}}}}}"
+<noinclude>
-      style="white-space:nowrap;">
- {{#time:F j, Y|{{{1}}}-{{{2|1}}}-{{{3|1}}}}}
-</span>
-</includeonly><noinclude>
 == Usage ==
 <syntaxhighlight lang="text">
 {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}}
 </syntaxhighlight>
-* '''YYYY''' (required) – 4-digit year
+Only the year is required.  Month and day default to “1”.
-* '''MM''' (optional) – month&nbsp;1–12 (defaults to 1)
-* '''DD''' (optional) – day&nbsp;1–31   (defaults to 1)
 === Examples ===
-; Full date
+* <nowiki>{{Start date|1991|12|12}}</nowiki> → {{Start date|1991|12|12}}
-:<code><nowiki>{{Start date|1991|12|12}}</nowiki></code> → {{Start date|1991|12|12}}
+* <nowiki>{{Start date|1992|10}}</nowiki>   → {{Start date|1992|10}}
-; Month & year
+* <nowiki>{{Start date|1993}}</nowiki>      → {{Start date|1993}}
-:<code><nowiki>{{Start date|1992|10}}</nowiki></code> → {{Start date|1992|10}}
-; Year only
-:<code><nowiki>{{Start date|1993}}</nowiki></code> → {{Start date|1993}}
 [[Category:Date formatting templates]]
 </noinclude>