Template:Date/doc

Usage

 *   causes   to be dynamically reformatted according to reformatting rules.*
 * When no   parameter is specified, it displays the current date, which changes to tomorrow's date when you view it tomorrow, and so on. Again, the date is subject to reformatting rules.*

This template cannot be substituted. To fix today's date use  , which will emit    and so wrap the date for further processing by   .

* Reformatting would ideally occur according to a user's date-style preferences, or using some sane and human-friendly default when a user is not-logged-in or when no date-style preference has been set. However, this functionality (not to be confused with wikilinking of dates) is disabled pending resolution of bug #4582. In the meanwhile, will display dates in 'day month year' format (e.g. ) for dates between 1970 and 2038. Dates between 1901 and 1969 will be displayed incorrectly (see 11686). Dates outside these ranges should appear unadjusted.

Examples

 * With no   parameter:
 *   appears as
 *  s with a year:
 *   appears as
 *  </tt> appears as
 *  </tt> appears
 *  </tt> appears as
 *  </tt> appears
 *  s without a year:
 *  </tt> appears as
 *  </tt> appears as
 *  </tt> appears as
 *  </tt> appears as