Template:Other date

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This template employs some extremely complicated or esoteric features of template syntax. Please do not attempt to alter it unless you are certain that you understand the setup and are prepared to repair/revert any consequent collateral damage if the results are unexpected. Any experiments should be conducted in a sandbox or your userspace.

This template allows translation (localization) of many non-trivial phrases related to date description. This template has similar but more limited capabilities than {{Complex date}}. Please use {{Complex date}} instead of nesting {{Other date}} templates (calling {{Other date}} with inputs being other {{Other date}} templates).

The template automatically sets the following categories:

• Category:Pages using Complex date template with incorrect parameter (when errors are detected)
• Category:Unknown date (when dates are unknown, see also Template:Unknown)
• Category:Pages using Other date template with era

Usage

{{Other date |1= |2= }}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
1	type	Type of date notation. See examples below for list of allowed options. Pages using incorrect option will be added to Category:Pages using Complex date template with incorrect parameter.	empty	required
2	date 1	A date in ISO 8601 format "YYYY-MM-DD", or "YYYY-MM", or "YYYY", e.g. "2006-01-15" for "15 January 2006" or a number for centuries and millennia.	empty	required
3	date 2	Depends on type. If used than it is a date in ISO 8601 format. See Parameter #2 for details.	empty	optional
era	era	for dates before birth of Christ use BC (Before Christ) or BCE (Before Common Era) for dates after birth of Christ use CE (Common Era) or AD (Anno Domini) (if you would like era to be specified) use BP for Before Present years use AH for dates in Islamic calendar	empty	optional
certainty	certainty	Certainty of the statement. Supported values: possibly, probably, presumably and circa ("circa" can be also used as adjective). This parameter was added to allow compatibility with Wikidata's sourcing circumstances qualifier when used to describe a date.	empty	optional
lang	language	Language code (only needs to be provided if the language shall be fixed and independent of the user's preferences)	(language code of the user language)	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: all namespaces

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Relies on:

• Module:Complex date

See also

{{Complex date}}, {{Lifetime date}}

== Localization ==

Please note that phrases without translations into desired language will be shown in English using red font, to add translations please request an edit to Module:I18n/complex date

Examples

date notations with two dates

{{{1}}} parameter	Example Code	Output
- from-until	{{other date|-|1999|2000}} {{other date|-|1999-01|2000-02}} {{other date|-|1999-01-01|2000-02-01}}	from 1999 until 2000 from January 1999 until February 2000 from 1 January 1999 until 1 February 2000
?	{{other date|?|1800|1825}}
between	{{other date|between|1999|2000}} {{other date|between|1999-02|2000-03}} {{other date|between|1999-02-01|2000-03-01}}	between 1999 and 2000 between February 1999 and March 2000 between 1 February 1999 and 1 March 2000
~ ca circa	{{other date|~|1999|2000}} {{other date|ca|1999-05|2000-06}} {{other date|circa|1999-05-01|2000-06-1}}	ca. 1999 ca. May 1999 ca. 1 May 1999
or	{{other date|or|1999|2000}} {{other date|or|1999-06|2000-07}} {{other date|or|1999-06-01|2000-07-1}}	1999 or 2000 June 1999 or July 2000 1 June 1999 or 1 July 2000
and &	{{other date|&|1999|2000}} {{other date|and|1999-06|2000-07}} {{other date|and|1999-06-01|2000-07-01}}	1999 and 2000 June 1999 and July 2000 1 June 1999 and 1 July 2000
Julian	{{other date|Julian|1865-01-19|1865-01-07}}
Islamic	{{other date|islamic|1486|892}} {{other date|islamic|1486}}
era parameter	{{other date|or|985|986|era=BC}}	985 or 986

date notations with single date

Date notations with single date can use the second date for era, like BC or AD.

{{{1}}} parameter	Example Code	Output	Example Code with era	Output with era
< b before	{{other date|<|2000}} {{other date|b|2000-03}} {{other date|before|2000-03-01}}	before March 2000 before 1 March 2000	{{other date|<|99|era=BC}}
> a after	{{other date|>|1999}} {{other date|a|1999-04}} {{other date|after|1999-04-01}}	after April 1999 after 1 April 1999	{{other date|>|99|era=BC}}
by	{{other date|by|1999}} {{other date|by|1999-04}} {{other date|by|1999-04-01}}		{{other date|by|99|era=BC}}
from	{{other date|from|1999}} {{other date|from|1999-04}} {{other date|from|1999-04-01}}		{{other date|from|99|era=BC}}
until	{{other date|until|1999}} {{other date|until|1999-04}} {{other date|until|1999-04-01}}		{{other date|until|99|era=BC}}
~ ca circa	{{other date|~|1999}} {{other date|ca|1999-05}} {{other date|circa|1999-05-01}}	ca. 1999 ca. May 1999 ca. 1 May 1999	{{other date|~|99|era=BC}}	ca. 0099
s decade	{{other date|s|1960}} {{other date|decade|1800}}	1960s 1800s	{{other date|s|960|era=BCE}}	960s
century	{{other date|century|1}} {{other date|century|20}}	1 century 20 century	{{other date|century|1|era=BC}}	1 century
millennium	{{other date|millennium|1}}		{{other date|millennium|2|era=BC}}
turn of the decade	{{other date|turn of the decade|1920}} {{other date|turn of the decade|1800}}		{{other date|turn of the decade|920|era=BC}}
turn of the century	{{other date|turn of the century|2}} {{other date|turn of the century|20}}		{{other date|turn of the century|2|era=BC}}
turn of the year	{{other date|turn of the year|1992}}		{{other date|turn of the year|922|era=BC}}
spring	{{other date|spring|1999}}		{{other date|spring|99|era=AD}}
summer	{{other date|summer|1999}}		{{other date|summer|99|era=BC}}
fall autumn	{{other date|fall|1999}} {{other date|autumn|1999}}		{{other date|fall|99|era=AD}}
winter	{{other date|winter|1999}}		{{other date|winter|99|era=BC}}
beginning early	{{other date|early|1999-08}} {{other date|beginning|1999}}		{{other date|early|99|era=BC}}
mid middle	{{other date|mid|1999-10}} {{other date|middle|1999}}		{{other date|mid|99|era=BC}}
end late	{{other date|end|1999-11}} {{other date|late|1999}}		{{other date|end|99|era=BCE}}
firsthalf 1half 1sthalf first half 1st half	{{other date|firsthalf|1999-11}} {{other date|1half|1999}}		{{other date|firsthalf|99|era=BC}}
secondhalf 2half 2ndhalf second half 2nd half	{{other date|secondhalf|1999-11}} {{other date|2half|1999}}		{{other date|secondhalf|99|era=BCE}}
1quarter quarter1 1stquarter 1st quarter	{{other date|1quarter|1815-09}} {{other date|1quarter|1815}}		{{other date|1quarter|99|era=BC}}
2quarter quarter2 2ndquarter 2nd quarter	{{other date|2quarter|1815-09}} {{other date|2quarter|1815}}		{{other date|2quarter|99|era=BC}}
3quarter quarter3 3rdquarter 3rd quarter	{{other date|3quarter|1815-09}} {{other date|3quarter|1815}}		{{other date|3quarter|99|era=BC}}
4quarter quarter4 4thquarter 4th quarter	{{other date|4quarter|1815-09}} {{other date|4quarter|1815}}		{{other date|4quarter|99|era=BC}}
BC BCE	{{other date|BC|44-03-15}} {{other date|BCE|44}}
AD CE	{{other date|AD|944-03}} {{other date|CE|944}}
?	{{other date|?|2015}}		{{other date|?|2015|era=BC}}

date notations without date

{{{1}}} parameter	Example Code	Output	Example Code with era	Output with era
? unknown	{{other date|?}} {{other date|unknown}}		{{other date|?||era=BC}}
year unknown	{{other date|year unknown}}		{{other date|year unknown|era=BC}}

compound constructions

Example Code	Output	Example Code with era	Output with era
{{Other date|2half|{{Other date|century|15}}}}		{{Other date|2half|{{Other date|century|15}}|era=BC}}
{{otherdate|mid|{{otherdate|decade|1980}}}}		{{otherdate|mid|{{otherdate|decade|1980}}|era=BC}}