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![]() | This is a documentation subpage for Template:ISO date. It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
This template converts dates to ISO dates (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM or YYYY as appropriate), see below for restrictions on input formats accepted.
Usage
The template may be used without any parameters, in which case it displays the current date: If no year has been specified, it displays the current year
{{ISO date|Aug 17}}
returns 2022-08-17{{ISO date}}
returns 2022-07-10
The template accepts one unnamed parameter containing a date in one of the following formats:
{{ISO date|15 January 2001}}
returns 2001-01-15{{ISO date|15 Jan 2001}}
returns 2001-01-15{{ISO date|15-01-2001}}
returns 2001-01-15
{{ISO date|January 15, 2001}}
returns 2001-01-15{{ISO date|Jan 15, 2001}}
returns 2001-01-15{{ISO date|Jan. 15, 2001}}
returns 2001-01-15{{ISO date|01/15/2001}}
returns 2001-01-15
{{ISO date|January 2001}}
returns 2001-01{{ISO date|Jan 2001}}
returns 2001-01
{{ISO date|2001}}
returns 2001
Formats for which it can not work because #time returns an error or an incorrect ISO format:
{{ISO date|01-15-2001}}
returns Error: Invalid time. (hyphens indicate DD-MM-YYYY and 15 is an invalid month number){{ISO date|15/01/2001}}
returns Error: Invalid time. (slashes indicate MM/DD/YYYY and 15 is an invalid month number){{ISO date|1/2001}}
returns Error: Invalid time.{{ISO date|2001 January 15}}
returns Error: Invalid time.{{ISO date|2001 January}}
returns 2001-01-01 (expected: 2001-01)
Use in microformats
See also
- {{ISO end date}}
- {{Birth date}}
- {{Birth date and age}}
- {{Start date}}