Template:MONTHNAME
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This template returns the name of the month whose number is in parameter. Alternatively, the English month name or abbreviation (with any letter case) can be given.
- Syntax:
- {{MONTHNAME|month}}
- The month value is interpreted modulo 12 (extra leading zeroes and decimals are ignored).
- Compatibility synonym:
- {{month name|month}}
- Examples for all standard month numbers:
- {{MONTHNAME|1}} returns January
- {{MONTHNAME|2}} returns February
- {{MONTHNAME|3}} returns March
- {{MONTHNAME|4}} returns April
- {{MONTHNAME|5}} returns May
- {{MONTHNAME|6}} returns June
- {{MONTHNAME|7}} returns July
- {{MONTHNAME|8}} returns August
- {{MONTHNAME|9}} returns September
- {{MONTHNAME|10}} returns October
- {{MONTHNAME|11}} returns November
- {{MONTHNAME|12}} returns December
- Examples for month numbers with extra leading zero:
- {{MONTHNAME|01}} returns January
- {{MONTHNAME|02}} returns February
- {{MONTHNAME|03}} returns March
- {{MONTHNAME|04}} returns April
- {{MONTHNAME|05}} returns May
- {{MONTHNAME|06}} returns June
- {{MONTHNAME|07}} returns July
- {{MONTHNAME|08}} returns August
- {{MONTHNAME|09}} returns September
- Examples for month number cyclic underflows and overflows, from computed values:
- {{MONTHNAME|-12}} returns December
- {{MONTHNAME|-11}} returns January
- {{MONTHNAME|-10}} returns February
- {{MONTHNAME|-9}} returns March
- {{MONTHNAME|-3}} returns September
- {{MONTHNAME|-2}} returns October
- {{MONTHNAME|-1}} returns November
- {{MONTHNAME|0}} returns December
- {{MONTHNAME|13}} returns January
- {{MONTHNAME|14}} returns February
- {{MONTHNAME|15}} returns March
- {{MONTHNAME|16}} returns April
- {{MONTHNAME|23}} returns November
- {{MONTHNAME|24}} returns December
- {{MONTHNAME|25}} returns January
- {{MONTHNAME|1200}} returns December
- {{MONTHNAME|1201}} returns January
- {{MONTHNAME|1212}} returns December
- Examples for all standard English month names:
- {{MONTHNAME|JANUARY}} returns January
- {{MONTHNAME|FEBRUARY}} returns February
- {{MONTHNAME|MARCH}} returns March
- {{MONTHNAME|APRIL}} returns April
- {{MONTHNAME|MAY}} returns May
- {{MONTHNAME|JUNE}} returns June
- {{MONTHNAME|JULY}} returns July
- {{MONTHNAME|AUGUST}} returns August
- {{MONTHNAME|SEPTEMBER}} returns September
- {{MONTHNAME|OCTOBER}} returns October
- {{MONTHNAME|NOVEMBER}} returns November
- {{MONTHNAME|DECEMBER}} returns December
- Examples for all abbreviated English month names:
- {{MONTHNAME|jan}} returns January
- {{MONTHNAME|feb}} returns February
- {{MONTHNAME|mar}} returns March
- {{MONTHNAME|apr}} returns April
- {{MONTHNAME|may}} returns May
- {{MONTHNAME|jun}} returns June
- {{MONTHNAME|jul}} returns July
- {{MONTHNAME|aug}} returns August
- {{MONTHNAME|sep}} returns September
- {{MONTHNAME|oct}} returns October
- {{MONTHNAME|nov}} returns November
- {{MONTHNAME|dec}} returns December
See also
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- Category:Time, date and calendar templates
- Category:Date-computing templates
- Category:Date-computing templates based on current time
- Category:ISO date templates
- Category:Calendar templates
- Category:Clock templates
- {{Currentdate}} – Time, day of week, and date in MDY format and time zone
- {{Date}} – Date in chosen format
- {{DATE}} – Month and year, prefixed by "date=" (for use with templates through substitution)
- {{Now}} – Same as {{Currentdate}} but in a sentence
- {{Plain now}} – Date in DMY format, and time
- {{Right now}} – Blue banner with time and current number of Wikipedia articles
- {{Right now (User message)}} – Orange banner with time and current number of Wikipedia articles
- {{TODAY}} – Date in DMY
- {{NEXTYEAR}}
- {{CURRENTWEEKDAYABBREV}}
- {{CURRENTWEEKDAYNAME}}
- {{Day}}
- {{MONTH}}
- {{MONTHNAME}}
- {{MONTHABBREV}}
- {{MONTHNUMBER}}
- {{CURRENTWEEKDAY}}
- {{WEEKDAY}}
- {{WEEKDAYNAME}}
- {{WEEKDAYABBREV}}
- {{CURRENTYEARCC}}
- {{CURRENTYEARYY}}
- {{CURRENTCENTURY}}
- {{CURRENTMONTHDAYS}}
- {{CURRENTISOYEAR}}
- {{CURRENTMINUTE}}
- {{JULIANDAY}}
- {{Calendar}}
- {{Calendar clock with Wikipedia stats}}
- {{Clock}}
- {{Digital clock}}
- {{Digital clock and date}}