{{FULLDATE}} returns the full or short English date at current time (UTC time, as set on the Wikipedia server).

Usage

  • The type parameter is optional and can be any of:
    • dmy: display the current day of month, month name, and year
    • short: display the current month name and day of month
    • medium: display the current month name, day of month, and year (default)
    • long: display the current month name, day of month, year, and UTC time
    • rfc-2822: displays the time in rfc-2822 format
    • iso-8601: displays the time in iso-8601 format
    • wiki: displays the time in wiki format
  • The time parameter is optional, and can be used to get a date of other reference (like yesterday, today, tomorrow etc..) Do not use dates before 1970-01-02.

Examples

Code Result
{{FULLDATE}} February 7, 2026
{{FULLDATE|type=dmy}} 7 February 2026
{{FULLDATE|type=short}} February 7
{{FULLDATE|type=shortish}} Feb. 7, 2026
{{FULLDATE|type=medium}} February 7, 2026
{{FULLDATE|type=long}} February 7, 2026 10:38:49
{{FULLDATE|type=day}} Saturday, 07 February 2026
{{FULLDATE|type=longer}} Saturday, 07 February 2026 10:38:49 (UTC)
{{FULLDATE|type=rfc-2822}} Sat, 07 Feb 2026 10:38:49 +0000
{{FULLDATE|type=iso-8601}} 2026-02-07T10:38:49+00:00
{{FULLDATE|type=wiki}} 10:38:49, 7 February 2026 (UTC)
{{FULLDATE|type=date}} 2026-02-07
{{FULLDATE|type=date|time=yesterday}} 2026-02-06
{{FULLDATE|type=date|time=today}} 2026-02-07
{{FULLDATE|type=date|time=tomorrow}} 2026-02-08
{{FULLDATE|type=date|time=1970-01-02}} 1970-01-02
{{FULLDATE|type=date|time=1970-12-31}} 1970-12-31
{{FULLDATE|type=iso-8601|time=1970-01-01 00:00:01}} 1970-01-01T00:00:01+00:00

See also