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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' stands for <big>'''D'''</big>ate <big>'''T'''</big>able <big>'''S'''</big>orting and is used to correctly sort and display dates in a sortable table (see [[Help:Sorting]]).
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{{Mbox|type=content|text=Please check that you do actually need this template before using it. Default date sorting does not work for spelled-out month–year or year–month combos and dates before the year 100, but it works in most other circumstances. Furthermore, this template litters the [[devmo:Web/API/Node/textContent|text content]] of tables, and <code>data-sort-value</code> should generally be preferred. For more information, see {{Section link|Help:Sorting|Date sorting problems}}.}}
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'''Dts''' (date time sorting) is used to correctly sort and display dates in a sortable table (see [[Help:Sorting]]).
  
 
==What it solves==
 
==What it solves==
Normally, for proper sorting, dates must be entered in YYYY-MM-DD format. However, that format does not conform to the [[MOS:DATE|Manual of Style]] for date display. This template automatically creates the hidden key for sorting purposes whilst displaying the date in an alternative format (e.g. day-month-year).
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Dates in their customary formats, if simply treated as alphanumeric text strings, sort in nonsensical ways:
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*1/8/2013 sorts alphanumerically before 5/3/1967, because ''1'' is less than ''5'';
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*February 5, 1922 sorts alphanumerically before January 3, 1922, because ''F'' comes before ''J''.
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Use of the YYYY-MM-DD format would solve this problem, but with minor exceptions that format is not used in articles (see [[WP:DATEFORMAT]]).
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This template automatically attaches a "hidden key" to dates, causing them to sort correctly while still being displayed in one of the customary display formats such as ''February 5, 1922'' or ''5 Feb 1922''.
  
 
==Parameters==
 
==Parameters==
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|+The year, month and day can either be entered separately or as a single date.
 
|+The year, month and day can either be entered separately or as a single date.
 
|-
 
|-
!width=50%|{{tlf|dts|''year''|''month''|''day''|''BC''}}
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! style="width: 50%;" |{{tlf|dts|''year''|''month''|''day''|''BC''}}
!width=50%|{{tlf|dts|''date''}}
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! style="width: 50%;" |{{tlf|dts|''date''}}
|-valign=top
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|- style="vertical-align:top;"
 
|
 
|
*1st parameter – Year (optional if month is given)
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* 1st parameter – Year (optional if month is given)
**Positive number (1 to 9999) represent years AD or BC (dependant on the fourth parameter).
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** Positive number (1 to 999,999,999,999) represent years AD or BC (dependant on the fourth parameter).
**Negative numbers (−1 to −9999) represent years BC (without the fourth parameter).
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** Negative numbers (−1 to −999,999,999,999) represent years BC (without the fourth parameter).
*2nd parameter – Month (optional if the day is not given either)
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** Year numbers must not contain commas or other formatting.
**Full month name – e.g. February
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* 2nd parameter – Month (optional if the day is not given either)
**Abbreviated month name – e.g. Feb
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** Full month name – e.g. February
**Month number – (either zero-padded or not) e.g. 2 or 02
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** Abbreviated month name – e.g. Feb
*3rd parameter – Day (optional)
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** Month number – (either zero-padded or not) e.g. 2 or 02
**Day number – (either zero-padded or not) e.g. 7 or 07
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* 3rd parameter – Day (optional)
*4th parameter – (optional)
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** Day number – (either zero-padded or not) e.g. 7 or 07
**May be BC, AD, BCE or CE
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* 4th parameter – (optional)
**Used with a positive year number
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** May be BC, AD, BCE or CE
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** Used with a positive year number
 
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|
*1st parameter – the full date  
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* 1st parameter – the full date
**By default YYYY-MM-DD format becomes month-day-year format while other formats remain as input.  
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** By default YYYY-MM-DD format becomes month-day-year format while other formats remain in the order they are input.
**Abbreviated months are accepted and are returned as input.  
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** Abbreviated months are accepted and are abbreviated in the output.
**Capitalisation and comma mistakes are corrected.
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** Capitalisation and comma mistakes are corrected.
**A single number is interpreted as a year otherwise the date is accepted and interpreted according to the [http://www.php.net/manual/en/datetime.formats.php php date/time format] (since the {{[[mw:Help:Extension:ParserFunctions#.23time:|#time:]]}} parser is used).  Certain limits (e.g. it won't go before 100 AD) therefore apply.
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** A single number is interpreted as a year, otherwise the date is parsed by the module. The following formats are accepted:
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*** YYYY-MM-DD
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*** DD-MM-YYYY
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*** DD Month YYYY
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*** Month DD, YYYY
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*** YYYY-MM
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*** DD Month
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*** Month DD
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*** Month YYYY
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*** YYYY
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*** Month
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** Day and month numbers may be 1 or 2 digits, and year numbers may only be 3 or 4 digits. If you need to input a number less than 1000, use leading zeroes (e.g. "0700").
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** BC years can only be parsed if the date is only the year number.
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** If you need to include the day or month for BC years or years greater than 9999, you must use separate parameters for year, month and day.
 
|}
 
|}
  
;Examples
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|+ Examples
 
!input style
 
!input style
 
!input code
 
!input code
 
!hidden sort key
 
!hidden sort key
 
!visible output
 
!visible output
{{dts/testcases/row|a={{tlf|dts|''year''}}|1893}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|span=3|a={{tlf|dts|''year''}}|1893}}
{{dts/testcases/row|a={{tlf|dts|''year''}}|-89}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|-89}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|-10000}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|a={{tlf|dts|''month''}}|Oct}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|a={{tlf|dts|''month year''}}|February 1767}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|a={{tlf|dts|''month year''}}|February 1767}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|a={{tlf|dts|''day month year''}}|12 Aug 1987}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|a={{tlf|dts|''day month year''}}|12 Aug 1987}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|a={{tlf|dts|''month day''}}|Jan 1}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|a={{tlf|dts|''month day''}}|Jan 1}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|a={{tlf|dts|''YYYY-MM-DD''}}|2014-12-09}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|a={{tlf|dts|''YYYY-MM-DD''}}|2014-12-09}}
{{dts/testcases/row|a={{tlf|dts|''year''|''month''}}|1990|10}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|span=3|a={{tlf|dts|''year''|''month''}}|1990|10}}
{{dts/testcases/row|a={{tlf|dts|''year''|''month''}}|1980|Dec}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|1980|Dec}}
{{dts/testcases/row|a={{tlf|dts|''year''|''month''}}|1970|August}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|1970|August}}
{{dts/testcases/row|a={{tlf|dts|''year''|''month''|''day''}}|2024|Jun|12}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|span=2|a={{tlf|dts|''year''|''month''|''day''}}|2024|Jun|12}}
{{dts/testcases/row|a={{tlf|dts|''year''|''month''|''day''}}|-204|11|22}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|-204|11|22}}
{{dts/testcases/row|a={{tlf|dts|''year''|''month''|''day''|''era''}}|44|3|15|BC}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|span=2|a={{tlf|dts|''year''|''month''|''day''|''era''}}|44|3|15|BC}}
{{dts/testcases/row|a={{tlf|dts|''year''|''month''|''day''|''era''}}|94|Oct|17|AD}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|94|Oct|17|AD}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|a={{tlf|dts||''month''}}||May}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|a={{tlf|dts||''month''}}||May}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|a={{tlf|dts||''month''|''day''}}||Sep|12}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|a={{tlf|dts||''month''|''day''}}||Sep|12}}
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===Formatting===
 
===Formatting===
Using <code>format</code> produces a format that depends on, but is not necessarily equal to the format of the supplied date. This requires multiple calls of function <code>#time</code>, reducing the maximum number of calls of this template on a page in the worst case to 88, see below. The <code>format</code> parameter can take nine values.
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Using <code>format</code> produces a format that depends on, but is not necessarily equal to the format of the supplied date. The <code>format</code> parameter can take nine values.
  
 
{|class="wikitable sortable"
 
{|class="wikitable sortable"
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|+ Examples
 
|-
 
|-
 
!value
 
!value
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!hidden sort key
 
!hidden sort key
 
!visible output
 
!visible output
{{dts/testcases/row|a=&nbsp;|b=format depends on the input|26 Jan 1788}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|span=3|a=&nbsp;|b=format depends on the input|26 Jan 1788}}
{{dts/testcases/row|a=<code>dmy</code>|b=displays the date in day-month-year format|Sep 13, 1888|format=dmy}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|March 12, 1557}}
{{dts/testcases/row|a=<code>dm</code>|b=displays only the day and month in day-month format|Feb 26, 1788|format=dm}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|1975-02-13}}
{{dts/testcases/row|a=<code>mdy</code>|b=displays the date in month-day-year format|2006-11-08|format=mdy}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|span=2|a=<code>dmy</code>|b=displays the date in day-month-year format|Sep 13, 1888|format=dmy}}
{{dts/testcases/row|a=<code>md</code>|b=displays only the day and month in month-day format|26 Jun 1988|format=md}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|1983-01-03|format=dmy}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|span=2|a=<code>dm</code>|b=displays only the day and month in day-month format|Feb 26, 1788|format=dm}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|2020-10-15|format=dm}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|span=2|a=<code>mdy</code>|b=displays the date in month-day-year format|August 31, 1901|format=mdy}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|2006-11-08|format=mdy}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|span=2|a=<code>md</code>|b=displays only the day and month in month-day format|26 Jun 1988|format=md}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|2002-02-27|format=md}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|a=<code>my</code>|b=displays only the month and year in month-year format|16 November 1488|format=my}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|a=<code>my</code>|b=displays only the month and year in month-year format|16 November 1488|format=my}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|a=<code>d</code>|b=displays only the day|6 July 1666|format=d}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|a=<code>d</code>|b=displays only the day|6 July 1666|format=d}}
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===Abbreviation===
 
===Abbreviation===
 
There are two ways of abbreviating the month name.
 
There are two ways of abbreviating the month name.
#Directly input an abbreviated month name.
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# Directly input an abbreviated month name.
#Use the <code>abbr=on</code> parameter.
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# Use the <code>abbr=on</code> parameter.
  
 
{|class="wikitable sortable"
 
{|class="wikitable sortable"
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|+ Examples
 
|-
 
|-
 
!abbreviation method
 
!abbreviation method
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!hidden sort key
 
!hidden sort key
 
!visible output
 
!visible output
{{dts/testcases/row|a=rowspan{{=}}4 valign{{=}}top{{!}}none|2000-01-01}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|span=4|a=none|2000-01-01}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|2000|1|1}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|2000|1|1}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|1 January 2000}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|1 January 2000}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|2000|January|1}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|2000|January|1}}
{{dts/testcases/row|a=rowspan{{=}}2 valign{{=}}top{{!}}abbreviated input|1 Jan 2000}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|span=2|a=abbreviated input|1 Jan 2000}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|2000|Jan|1}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|2000|Jan|1}}
{{dts/testcases/row|a=rowspan{{=}}4 valign{{=}}top{{!}}<code>abbr</code> parameter|1 January 2000|abbr=on}}
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{{dts/testcases/row|span=4|a=<code>abbr{{=}}on</code>|1 January 2000|abbr=on}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|2000|January|1|abbr=on}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|2000|January|1|abbr=on}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|2000-01-01|abbr=on}}
 
{{dts/testcases/row|2000-01-01|abbr=on}}
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In case two dates in a table are identical they may be ordered using the <code>addkey</code> parameter.
 
In case two dates in a table are identical they may be ordered using the <code>addkey</code> parameter.
  
;Examples
 
 
{|class="wikitable sortable"
 
{|class="wikitable sortable"
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|+ Examples
 
|-
 
|-
 
!input code
 
!input code
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
===Sorting for incomplete dates===
 
===Sorting for incomplete dates===
;Whole months or years
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;Whole months or years: A whole year or month (and year) is sorted according to its first day.
A whole year or month (and year) is sorted according to its first day.
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;Missing years: If the year is not specified, the date will be sorted as if the year were the current year.
 
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;Blank dates: For no date input at all, the maximum possible sort key is used, so the entry will sort last.
;Missing years
 
If the year is not specified, the date will be sorted as if the year were the current year.
 
  
 
===Error handling===
 
===Error handling===
 
Entering an invalid date format will (generally)<!--It's not quite perfect.--> produce an error message such as the one below.
 
Entering an invalid date format will (generally)<!--It's not quite perfect.--> produce an error message such as the one below.
 
<blockquote>{{dts|35 June 1900}}</blockquote>
 
<blockquote>{{dts|35 June 1900}}</blockquote>
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Errors are tracked in [[:Category:Dts templates with errors]].
  
 
===Calendar choice===
 
===Calendar choice===
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===Linking===
 
===Linking===
The template formerly linked dates automatically. To turn linking off the parameter <code>link=off</code> was used. In accordance with current guidelines linking is no longer supported. Please do not use this parameter. Please remove it from existing transclusions.
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The template formerly linked dates automatically, with <code>link=off</code> used to suppress linking. In accordance with current guidelines linking of dates is no longer supported and instances of <code>link=off</code> should be removed. Transclusions using the {{para|link}} parameter are tracked in [[:Category:Dts templates with deprecated parameters]].
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
* {{tl|TBA}}, allows quarters, and allows sorting of time periods by end date.
 
 
* {{tim|dts}}, since on Meta e.g. 09999 9999 induces numeric sort mode, "&" is prefixed to force string sort mode.
 
* {{tim|dts}}, since on Meta e.g. 09999 9999 induces numeric sort mode, "&" is prefixed to force string sort mode.
 
* {{tl|sort}}, sorting by a specified key (also good for complicated numbers, e.g. scientific notation)
 
* {{tl|sort}}, sorting by a specified key (also good for complicated numbers, e.g. scientific notation)
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* {{tl|tts}}, for sorting times in result tables of athletic events (only needed in certain cases - see template documentation)
 
* {{tl|tts}}, for sorting times in result tables of athletic events (only needed in certain cases - see template documentation)
 
* {{tl|mss}}, for sorting times in tables of eclipses
 
* {{tl|mss}}, for sorting times in tables of eclipses
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* {{tl|nts}}, for numbers
  
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Latest revision as of 12:28, 27 July 2016

Dts (date time sorting) is used to correctly sort and display dates in a sortable table (see Help:Sorting).

What it solves

Dates in their customary formats, if simply treated as alphanumeric text strings, sort in nonsensical ways:

  • 1/8/2013 sorts alphanumerically before 5/3/1967, because 1 is less than 5;
  • February 5, 1922 sorts alphanumerically before January 3, 1922, because F comes before J.

Use of the YYYY-MM-DD format would solve this problem, but with minor exceptions that format is not used in articles (see WP:DATEFORMAT).

This template automatically attaches a "hidden key" to dates, causing them to sort correctly while still being displayed in one of the customary display formats such as February 5, 1922 or 5 Feb 1922.

Parameters

Dates

The year, month and day can either be entered separately or as a single date.
{{dts|year|month|day|BC}} {{dts|date}}
  • 1st parameter – Year (optional if month is given)
    • Positive number (1 to 999,999,999,999) represent years AD or BC (dependant on the fourth parameter).
    • Negative numbers (−1 to −999,999,999,999) represent years BC (without the fourth parameter).
    • Year numbers must not contain commas or other formatting.
  • 2nd parameter – Month (optional if the day is not given either)
    • Full month name – e.g. February
    • Abbreviated month name – e.g. Feb
    • Month number – (either zero-padded or not) e.g. 2 or 02
  • 3rd parameter – Day (optional)
    • Day number – (either zero-padded or not) e.g. 7 or 07
  • 4th parameter – (optional)
    • May be BC, AD, BCE or CE
    • Used with a positive year number
  • 1st parameter – the full date
    • By default YYYY-MM-DD format becomes month-day-year format while other formats remain in the order they are input.
    • Abbreviated months are accepted and are abbreviated in the output.
    • Capitalisation and comma mistakes are corrected.
    • A single number is interpreted as a year, otherwise the date is parsed by the module. The following formats are accepted:
      • YYYY-MM-DD
      • DD-MM-YYYY
      • DD Month YYYY
      • Month DD, YYYY
      • YYYY-MM
      • DD Month
      • Month DD
      • Month YYYY
      • YYYY
      • Month
    • Day and month numbers may be 1 or 2 digits, and year numbers may only be 3 or 4 digits. If you need to input a number less than 1000, use leading zeroes (e.g. "0700").
    • BC years can only be parsed if the date is only the year number.
    • If you need to include the day or month for BC years or years greater than 9999, you must use separate parameters for year, month and day.


Examples
input style input code hidden sort key visible output
{{dts|year}} {{dts|1893}} 1893
{{dts|-89}} 89 BC
{{dts|-10000}} 10,000 BC
{{dts|month}} {{dts|Oct}} Oct
{{dts|month year}} {{dts|February 1767}} February 1767
{{dts|day month year}} {{dts|12 Aug 1987}} 12 Aug 1987
{{dts|month day, year}} {{dts|July 1, 1867}} July 1, 1867
{{dts|day month}} {{dts|25 October}} 25 October
{{dts|month day}} {{dts|Jan 1}} Jan 1
{{dts|YYYY-MM-DD}} {{dts|2014-12-09}} December 9, 2014
{{dts|year|month}} {{dts|1990|10}} October 1990
{{dts|1980|Dec}} Dec 1980
{{dts|1970|August}} August 1970
{{dts|year|month|day}} {{dts|2024|Jun|12}} Jun 12, 2024
{{dts|-204|11|22}} November 22, 204 BC
{{dts|year|month|day|era}} {{dts|44|3|15|BC}} March 15, 44 BC
{{dts|94|Oct|17|AD}} Oct 17, 94
{{dts||month}} {{dts||May}} May
{{dts||month|day}} {{dts||Sep|12}} Sep 12

Formatting

Using format produces a format that depends on, but is not necessarily equal to the format of the supplied date. The format parameter can take nine values.

Examples
value function input code hidden sort key visible output
  format depends on the input {{dts|26 Jan 1788}} 26 Jan 1788
{{dts|March 12, 1557}} March 12, 1557
{{dts|1975-02-13}} February 13, 1975
dmy displays the date in day-month-year format {{dts|Sep 13, 1888|format=dmy}} 13 Sep 1888
{{dts|1983-01-03|format=dmy}} 3 January 1983
dm displays only the day and month in day-month format {{dts|Feb 26, 1788|format=dm}} 26 Feb
{{dts|2020-10-15|format=dm}} 15 October
mdy displays the date in month-day-year format {{dts|August 31, 1901|format=mdy}} August 31, 1901
{{dts|2006-11-08|format=mdy}} November 8, 2006
md displays only the day and month in month-day format {{dts|26 Jun 1988|format=md}} Jun 26
{{dts|2002-02-27|format=md}} February 27
my displays only the month and year in month-year format {{dts|16 November 1488|format=my}} November 1488
d displays only the day {{dts|6 July 1666|format=d}} 6
m displays only the month {{dts|1980-02-12|format=m}} February
y displays only the year {{dts|-26|Jan|18|format=y}} 26 BC
hide hides the date {{dts|15 October 1800|format=hide}}

Abbreviation

There are two ways of abbreviating the month name.

  1. Directly input an abbreviated month name.
  2. Use the abbr=on parameter.
Examples
abbreviation method input code hidden sort key visible output
none {{dts|2000-01-01}} January 1, 2000
{{dts|2000|1|1}} January 1, 2000
{{dts|1 January 2000}} 1 January 2000
{{dts|2000|January|1}} January 1, 2000
abbreviated input {{dts|1 Jan 2000}} 1 Jan 2000
{{dts|2000|Jan|1}} Jan 1, 2000
abbr=on {{dts|1 January 2000|abbr=on}} 1 Jan 2000
{{dts|2000|January|1|abbr=on}} Jan 1, 2000
{{dts|2000-01-01|abbr=on}} Jan 1, 2000
{{dts|2000|1|1|abbr=on}} Jan 1, 2000

Additional sort key

In case two dates in a table are identical they may be ordered using the addkey parameter.

Examples
input code hidden sort key visible output
{{dts|2010-10-10|addkey=3}} October 10, 2010
{{dts|2010-10-09}} October 9, 2010
{{dts|2010-10-10|addkey=1}} October 10, 2010
{{dts|2010-10-10}} October 10, 2010
{{dts|2010-10-10|addkey=4}} October 10, 2010
{{dts|2010-10-11}} October 11, 2010
{{dts|2010-10-10|addkey=2}} October 10, 2010

Wrapping

To turn off the suppression of word wraps, use the nowrap=off parameter.

Notes

Sorting for incomplete dates

Whole months or years
A whole year or month (and year) is sorted according to its first day.
Missing years
If the year is not specified, the date will be sorted as if the year were the current year.
Blank dates
For no date input at all, the maximum possible sort key is used, so the entry will sort last.

Error handling

Entering an invalid date format will (generally) produce an error message such as the one below.

Error in Template:Dts: days must be an integer between 1 and 31

Errors are tracked in Category:Dts templates with errors.

Calendar choice

The template is not capable of distinguishing Julian and Gregorian calendar dates. Also, it is not capable of taking a date in one calendar as input and outputting a date in the other calendar. Thus, to insure proper sorting, editors must either use one calendar for all dates, or pick a specific changeover date (for example, deciding that 4 October 1582 is Julian and all later dates are Gregorian); this would be done on an article-by article basis. Editors are also responsible for explaining to the reader whether the visible dates are Julian or Gregorian, if there is any possibility of confusion.

Linking

The template formerly linked dates automatically, with link=off used to suppress linking. In accordance with current guidelines linking of dates is no longer supported and instances of link=off should be removed. Transclusions using the |link= parameter are tracked in Category:Dts templates with deprecated parameters.

See also

  • m:Template:dts (backlinks edit), since on Meta e.g. 09999 9999 induces numeric sort mode, "&" is prefixed to force string sort mode.
  • {{sort}}, sorting by a specified key (also good for complicated numbers, e.g. scientific notation)
  • {{sortname}}, full name sorting (using "last name, first name" as default sort key)
  • {{tts}}, for sorting times in result tables of athletic events (only needed in certain cases - see template documentation)
  • {{mss}}, for sorting times in tables of eclipses
  • {{nts}}, for numbers