Template:Now
03:17:32, 2 December 2025 (UTC)
Template documentationEditors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create) and test cases (create) pages.
Subpages of this template.
Usage
{{Now}}
Purpose
As a utility template, its usefulness is somewhat limited: it inserts the current time like a clock. Occasionally it finds use, like for the page Now.
Technical documentation
This template is similar to the 5-tilde timestamp insertion code ~~~~~ except it doesn't substitute itself when the page is saved. Additionally, this template has a resolution of seconds.
The default code for signature timestamps is {{#time:h:i, j F Y "(UTC)"}} or hour:minute, day month year (UTC).
The format is obscure, and documented fully on this MediaWiki page. Single letters within {{#time:...}} represent a time component: h for hour, i for minute, s for second, j for day, F for full month name, and Y for year.
UTC is the a standardized way of displaying time that differs from "local time" given by most clocks, because UTC doesn't use timezones.
See also
- mw:Help:Magic words#Date and time: "magic words" that can also be used to render the date in simpler ways
- Category:Date-computing templates