Template:Start date and age

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Usage

Syntax

Common usage
{{Start date and age|yyyy|mm|dd}} to display formatted as:
March 25, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-03-25)
{{Start date and age|yyyy|mm|dd|df=yes}} to display formatted as:
25 March 2010; 14 years ago (2010-03-25)
Full syntax
{{Start date and age|yyyy|mm|dd|df=yes|p=yes|br=yes}} to display formatted as:
25 March 2010;
14 years ago
 (2010-03-25)
Description of parameters
Parameter Description
yyyy Four digits indicating the year. The year must always appear in a 4-digits form.
mm A number between 1 to 12, indicating the month. Leading zeros in the number are ignored.
dd A number between 1 to 31, indicating the day of the month. Leading zeros in the number are ignored.
df= The optional parameter df can either be set to yes or anything other than yes. When set to yes, date will be displayed in DMY format: 4 March 2010. When set something other than yes or when this parameter is not included, date will be displayed in MD,Y format: March 4, 2010.
br= The optional parameter br can either be set to yes or anything other than yes. When set to yes, a line break will be inserted between the date and the age. When set something other than yes or when this parameter is not included, a breaking space will be inserted between the date and the age. In either case, a semicolon separates the date and age, immediately before the line break or space.

Examples

Syntax Result
{{Start date and age|2010|01|02}} January 2, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-01-02)
{{Start date and age|2008|08|09}} August 9, 2008; 15 years ago (2008-08-09)
{{Start date and age|2003|07|05}} July 5, 2003; 20 years ago (2003-07-05)
{{Start date and age|2010|1|2|df=yes}} 2 January 2010; 14 years ago (2010-01-02)
{{Start date and age|2008|8|9|df=yes}} 9 August 2008; 15 years ago (2008-08-09)
{{Start date and age|2003|7|5|df=yes}} 5 July 2003; 20 years ago (2003-07-05)
{{Start date and age|2009|9|9|br=yes}} September 9, 2009;
14 years ago
 (2009-09-09)
Today:
{{Start date and age|2024|3|28}}
March 28, 2024; 0 days ago (2024-03-28)
Yesterday:
{{Start date and age|2024|3|27}}
March 27, 2024; 1 day ago (2024-03-27)