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This page is for automated time/date displays for use on Wikipedia User pages.
Time and date displays
editThere are many different styles of displaying time on Wikipedia. These are some of them:
Basic
editThe most basic time display is this one:
03:21, 1 November 2024 UTC [refresh]
To display it, use the code:
{{Time}}
Note: You can also use five tildes: ~~~~~ which will be replaced with the date and time when you save the page
Below
editTo show the calendar below:
Use the code:
{{today cell}}
Right
editTo show the calendar at the right side of the page:
Use the code:
- {{today cell|align=right}}
Right
editTo show the calendar at the right side of the page with UTC time:
Use the code:
{{Time-UTC-box}}
Banner
editTo show this:
Use this code:
{{Time-UTC-Banner}}
Plain banner
editTo show this:
Use this code: