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{{FULLDATE}} returns the full or short English date at current time (UTC time, as set on the Wikipedia server).

Usage

• {{FULLDATE}}
• {{FULLDATE|type=value}}
• {{FULLDATE|type=value|time=value}}

• The type parameter is optional and can be any of:
  • dmy: display the current day of month, month name, and year
  • short: display the current month name and day of month
  • medium: display the current month name, day of month, and year (default)
  • long: display the current month name, day of month, year, and UTC time
  • rfc-2822: displays the time in rfc-2822 format
  • iso-8601: displays the time in iso-8601 format
  • wiki: displays the time in wiki format
• The time parameter is optional, and can be used to get a date of other reference (like yesterday, today, tomorrow etc..) Do not use dates before 1970-01-02.

Examples

Code	Result
{{FULLDATE}}	April 3, 2026
{{FULLDATE|type=dmy}}	3 April 2026
{{FULLDATE|type=short}}	April 3
{{FULLDATE|type=shortish}}	Apr. 3, 2026
{{FULLDATE|type=medium}}	April 3, 2026
{{FULLDATE|type=long}}	April 3, 2026 00:52:35
{{FULLDATE|type=day}}	Friday, 03 April 2026
{{FULLDATE|type=longer}}	Friday, 03 April 2026 00:52:35 (UTC)
{{FULLDATE|type=rfc-2822}}	Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:52:35 +0000
{{FULLDATE|type=iso-8601}}	2026-04-03T00:52:35+00:00
{{FULLDATE|type=wiki}}	00:52:35, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
{{FULLDATE|type=date}}	2026-04-03
{{FULLDATE|type=date|time=yesterday}}	2026-04-02
{{FULLDATE|type=date|time=today}}	2026-04-03
{{FULLDATE|type=date|time=tomorrow}}	2026-04-04
{{FULLDATE|type=date|time=1970-01-02}}	1970-01-02
{{FULLDATE|type=date|time=1970-12-31}}	1970-12-31
{{FULLDATE|type=iso-8601|time=1970-01-01 00:00:01}}	1970-01-01T00:00:01+00:00

See also

• Help:Magic words for {{CURRENTDAY}}, etc.