Template:Now/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Now.
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.
To view the template page itself, see Template:Now.

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