Template:Start date/doc

Usage
This template (Start date) returns a date, or date-time. It also includes the same date (and time) duplicated in a hidden (by CSS) ISO date format, for use in microformats. This hidden date degrades gracefully when CSS is not available.

Syntax

 * HH:MM:SS, (TimeZone) (MM and SS are optional; TimeZone may be a numerical value, or "Z" for UTC; see examples)
 * HH:MM:SS, (TimeZone) (MM and SS are optional; TimeZone may be a numerical value, or "Z" for UTC; see examples)

Examples:


 * 1993 returns "1993"
 * February 1993 returns "February 1993"
 * February 24, 1993 returns "February 24, 1993"
 * 08:30, February 24, 1993 returns "08:30, February 24, 1993"
 * February 24, 1993 (+01:00) returns "February 24, 1993 (+01:00)"
 * February 24, 1993 (-07:00) returns "February 24, 1993 (-07:00)"
 * 08:30:23, February 24, 1993 returns "08:30:23, February 24, 1993"
 * 08:30:23, February 24, 1993 (UTC) returns "08:30:23, February 24, 1993 (UTC)"
 * 08:30:23, February 24, 1993 (+01:00) returns "08:30:23, February 24, 1993 (+01:00)"
 * 08:30:23, February 24, 1993 (-07:00) returns "08:30:23, February 24, 1993 (-07:00)"

An optional parameter, df, can be set to "y" or "yes" (or indeed any value) to display the day before the month. This is primarily used in articles about events in parts of the world where the day precedes the month in a date.

Examples:


 * February 24, 1993 returns "February 24, 1993"
 * 08:30, February 24, 1993 returns "08:30, February 24, 1993"

Note: The template will appear broken when the parameters are left blank (as seen above).

Use in microformats
See the microformats project for further details.