Template:Age
Description[edit source]
This template returns the number of full years between two specified dates, or a specified date and today. Good for automatically displaying the age of a person, place, or thing.
Usage[edit source]
To display the age of something between two dates:
{{Age|year|month|day|year2|month2|day2}}
Be sure to specify the year, months, and days as numerical values. It does not matter if they are zero-padded or not.
Examples:
Template | Result |
---|---|
{{Age|1970|01|01|2012|12|21}} |
42 |
{{Age|1900|01|01|2000|01|01}} |
100 |
To display the age of something between a specified date and today, simply exclude the last three parameters.
{{Age|year|month|day}}
Examples:
Template | Result |
---|---|
{{Age|1970|01|01}} |
55 |
{{Age|1900|01|01}} |
125 |
When entering dates before AD/CE, use astronomical year numbering: 1 BC/BCE is represented by 0, 2 BC/BCE by -1, 3 BC/BCE by -2 etc. For example, the following expression returns the number of full years elapsed since the battle of Cannae, which took place on August 2, 216 BC/BCE:
{{Age|-215|8|2}}
(returns "2239")
- Notes
This template does not check for incorrect input:
{{Age|1980|7|14|1993|6|233}}
returns "12" (surplus days do not count as extra months){{Age|1980|7|14|1993|88|14}}
returns "13" (surplus months do not count as extra years)
Credits[edit source]
This template's code was taken from Template:Age on the English Wikipedia. This template's documentation was partially taken from Template:Age/doc.