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This template returns the name of the month whose number is in parameter. Alternatively, the English month name or abbreviation (with any letter case) can be given.
Syntax
{{MONTHNAME|month}}
- The month value is interpreted modulo 12 (extra leading zeroes and decimals are ignored).
Compatibility synonym
{{month name|month}}
Examples for all standard month numbers
{{MONTHNAME|1}}returns{{MONTHNAME|2}}returns{{MONTHNAME|3}}returns{{MONTHNAME|4}}returns{{MONTHNAME|5}}returns{{MONTHNAME|6}}returns{{MONTHNAME|7}}returns{{MONTHNAME|8}}returns{{MONTHNAME|9}}returns{{MONTHNAME|10}}returns{{MONTHNAME|11}}returns{{MONTHNAME|12}}returns
Examples for month numbers with extra leading zero
{{MONTHNAME|01}}returns{{MONTHNAME|02}}returns{{MONTHNAME|03}}returns{{MONTHNAME|04}}returns{{MONTHNAME|05}}returns{{MONTHNAME|06}}returns{{MONTHNAME|07}}returns{{MONTHNAME|08}}returns{{MONTHNAME|09}}returns
Examples for month number cyclic underflows and overflows, from computed values
{{MONTHNAME|-12}}returns{{MONTHNAME|-11}}returns{{MONTHNAME|-10}}returns{{MONTHNAME|-9}}returns{{MONTHNAME|-3}}returns{{MONTHNAME|-2}}returns{{MONTHNAME|-1}}returns{{MONTHNAME|0}}returns{{MONTHNAME|13}}returns{{MONTHNAME|14}}returns{{MONTHNAME|15}}returns{{MONTHNAME|16}}returns{{MONTHNAME|23}}returns{{MONTHNAME|24}}returns{{MONTHNAME|25}}returns{{MONTHNAME|1200}}returns{{MONTHNAME|1201}}returns{{MONTHNAME|1212}}returns
Examples for all standard English month names
{{MONTHNAME|JANUARY}}returns{{MONTHNAME|FEBRUARY}}returns{{MONTHNAME|MARCH}}returns{{MONTHNAME|APRIL}}returns{{MONTHNAME|MAY}}returns{{MONTHNAME|JUNE}}returns{{MONTHNAME|JULY}}returns{{MONTHNAME|AUGUST}}returns{{MONTHNAME|SEPTEMBER}}returns{{MONTHNAME|OCTOBER}}returns{{MONTHNAME|NOVEMBER}}returns{{MONTHNAME|DECEMBER}}returns
Examples for all abbreviated English month names
{{MONTHNAME|jan}}returns{{MONTHNAME|feb}}returns{{MONTHNAME|mar}}returns{{MONTHNAME|apr}}returns{{MONTHNAME|may}}returns{{MONTHNAME|jun}}returns{{MONTHNAME|jul}}returns{{MONTHNAME|aug}}returns{{MONTHNAME|sep}}returns{{MONTHNAME|oct}}returns{{MONTHNAME|nov}}returns{{MONTHNAME|dec}}returns
See also
Multiple units of time
| Type | Adjustable | Current | Last | Next |
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| Date and time | {{time}}
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{{Currentdate}} (MDY){{Plain now}} (DMY){{Now}} (DMY in a complete sentence){{Simple now}}
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| Date only | {{Dateonly}}{{Datedow}}(Has the day of the week) |
{{Date}} (Chose format){{DATE}} (prefixed by date=){{TODAY}} (DMY)
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{{Yesterday}}{{Day-1}}
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{{Tomorrow}}{{Day+1}}
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| Time only | {{Timeonly}}
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{{CURRENTTIME}} (12 h format){{CURRENTTIME24}} (24 h format)
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| Banners | {{Right now}}(Blue with time and number of Wikipedia articles) |
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| Timestamp | {{Timestamp}}(Format YYYYMMDDhhmmss) |
Single units of time
| Unit of time | Adjustable | Current | Last | Next |
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| SECOND | {{CURRENTSECOND}}
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| MINUTE | {{CURRENTMINUTE}}
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| HOUR | 模板:Mwl | |||
| WEEK | 模板:Mwl{{CURRENTWEEKOFMONTH}}
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| Day of Week | {{DAYOFWEEK}}
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模板:Mwl{{CURRENTWEEKDAYABBREV}}{{CURRENTWEEKDAY}}
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| MONTH | {{MONTHNAME}}{{MONTHABBREV}}{{MONTHNUMBER}}{{MONTH}} (zero padded)
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模板:Mwl 模板:Mwl 模板:Mwl {{CURRENTMONTHDAYS}}
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{{LASTMONTHNAME}}
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{{NEXTMONTHNAME}}
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| Day of Month | 模板:Mwl 模板:Mwl (zero padded) |
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| YEAR | {{CURRENTYEARCC}}{{CURRENTYEARYY}}{{CURRENTISOYEAR}}模板:Mwl |
{{LASTYEAR}}
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{{NEXTYEAR}}
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| Day of Year | {{CURRENTDAYOFYEAR}}
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| DECADE | {{DECADE}}
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{{CURRENTDECADE}}
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| CENTURY | {{CENTURY}}
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{{CURRENTCENTURY}}
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| MILLENNIUM | {{MILLENNIUM}}
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Date and time templates made for substitution:
Month:{{Lmonth}} produces 模板:Lmonth{{Nmonth}} produces 模板:Nmonth{{LastMonth}} produces 模板:LastMonth{{NextMonth}} produces 模板:NextMonth
Individual templates
{{Calendar}}{{Calendar clock with Wikipedia stats}}{{Clock}}{{Digital clock}}{{Digital clock and date}}