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Using this template rather than simply inserting the date into articles allows for the inclusion of hidden [[metadata]] about the date. This metadata can be used by web browsers and other software tools to extract the details, and display them using some other website or mapping tool, index or search them. | Using this template rather than simply inserting the date into articles allows for the inclusion of hidden [[metadata]] about the date. This metadata can be used by web browsers and other software tools to extract the details, and display them using some other website or mapping tool, index or search them. | ||
Syntax | ===Syntax=== | ||
====To display the birth date only==== | |||
:<nowiki>{{Birth date|year of birth|month of birth|day of birth|additional parameters}}</nowiki> | |||
:<nowiki>{{Birth date and age|year of birth|month of birth|day of birth}}</nowiki> | ====To display a birth date with calculated age==== | ||
:<nowiki>{{Bda|year of birth|month of birth|day of birth}}</nowiki> | |||
:<nowiki>{{Birth date and age|year of birth|month of birth|day of birth|additional parameters}}</nowiki> | |||
===={{tl|Bda}} is a redirect to {{tl|Birth date and age}}==== | |||
:<nowiki>{{Bda|year of birth|month of birth|day of birth|additional parameters}}</nowiki> | |||
Examples: | Examples: | ||
:<nowiki>{{Birth date|1993|2|4}}</nowiki> returns "{{Birth date|1993|2|4}}" | :<nowiki>{{Birth date|1993|2|4|df=yes}}</nowiki> returns "{{Birth date|1993|2|4|df=yes}}" | ||
:<nowiki>{{Birth date|1993|2|04}}</nowiki> returns "{{Birth date|1993|2|04}}" | :<nowiki>{{Birth date|1993|2|4|mf=yes}}</nowiki> returns "{{Birth date|1993|2|4|mf=yes}}" | ||
:<nowiki>{{Birth date|1993|2|24}}</nowiki> returns "{{Birth date|1993|2|24}}" | :<nowiki>{{Birth date|1993|2|04|df=yes}}</nowiki> returns "{{Birth date|1993|2|04|df=yes}}" | ||
:<nowiki>{{Birth date|1993|2|04|mf=yes}}</nowiki> returns "{{Birth date|1993|2|04|mf=yes}}" | |||
:<nowiki>{{Birth date|1993|2|24|df=yes}}</nowiki> returns "{{Birth date|1993|2|24|df=yes}}" | |||
:<nowiki>{{Birth date|1993|2|24|mf=yes}}</nowiki> returns "{{Birth date|1993|2|24|mf=yes}}" | |||
:<nowiki>{{Birth date and age|1993|2|4}}</nowiki> returns {{Birth date and age|1993|2|4}} | :<nowiki>{{Birth date and age|1993|2|4|mf=yes}}</nowiki> returns {{Birth date and age|1993|2|4|mf=yes}} | ||
:<nowiki>{{Birth date and age|1993|2|04}}</nowiki> returns {{Birth date and age|1993|2|04}} | :<nowiki>{{Birth date and age|1993|2|4|df=yes}}</nowiki> returns {{Birth date and age|1993|2|4|df=yes}} | ||
:<nowiki>{{Birth date and age|1993|2|24}}</nowiki> returns {{Birth date and age|1993|2|24}} | :<nowiki>{{Birth date and age|1993|2|04|mf=yes}}</nowiki> returns {{Birth date and age|1993|2|04|mf=yes}} | ||
:<nowiki>{{Birth date and age|1993|2|04|df=yes}}</nowiki> returns {{Birth date and age|1993|2|04|df=yes}} | |||
:<nowiki>{{Birth date and age|1993|2|24|mf=yes}}</nowiki> returns {{Birth date and age|1993|2|24|mf=yes}} | |||
:<nowiki>{{Birth date and age|1993|2|24|df=yes}}</nowiki> returns {{Birth date and age|1993|2|24|df=yes}} | |||
===Month First (mf) and Day First (df) options=== | ===Month First (mf) and Day First (df) options=== | ||
The '''df''' (day first) and '''mf''' (month first) parameters indicate the intended date format to display. The appropriate parameter should be set to "y" or "yes" e.g. '''df=yes''' or '''mf=y'''. | |||
The default output of this template is to display the month before the day. This default may not be appropriate articles about people from parts of the world where the day precedes the month in a date. In such articles the | The default output of this template is to display the month before the day. This default may not be appropriate articles about people from parts of the world where the day precedes the month in a date. In such articles the parameter, "df", should be set to display the day before the month. | ||
The parameter "mf" will indicate that month first format is intended. Using these parameters can assist [[WP:BOT|bots]] or other automated processing to detect which date format is intended; leaving the format as default may lead an editor or bot to change the format to an unintended value. | |||
Do not specify both "df" and "mf" parameters in the same use of the template, as these formats are mutually exclusive. | |||
Examples: | Examples: | ||
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:<nowiki>{{Birth date and age | 1993 | 2 | 24 | df=yes }}</nowiki> displays "24 February 1993 (age {{Age|1993|2|24}})". | :<nowiki>{{Birth date and age | 1993 | 2 | 24 | df=yes }}</nowiki> displays "24 February 1993 (age {{Age|1993|2|24}})". | ||
:<nowiki>{{Birth date | 1993 | 2 | 24 | mf=yes }}</nowiki> displays "February 24, 1993". | |||
:<nowiki>{{Birth date and age | 1993 | 2 | 24 | mf=yes }}</nowiki> displays "February 24, 1993 (age {{Age|1993|2|24}})". | |||
===hCard microformat=== | ===hCard microformat=== | ||