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Insert dates and times

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Overview

Overview

The table below shows you the syntax to insert a wide range of data and times into a WikiDoc page.

Time

Time

Word Example Explanation
{{CURRENTDAY}} 24 Displays the current day in numeric form.
{{CURRENTDAYNAME}} Wednesday Displays the current day in named form.
{{CURRENTDOW}} 3 Displays the current day as a number of the week (0=Sunday, 1=Monday…).
{{CURRENTMONTH}} 06 Displays the current month in numeric form.
{{CURRENTMONTHABBREV}} Jun Displays the abbreviation of the current month.
{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} June Displays the current month in named form.
{{CURRENTMONTHNAMEGEN}} June Displays the name of the current month in genitive form. Wikis that don’t support this will default to {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}.
{{CURRENTTIME}} 16:32 Displays the current time of day (hours:minutes).
{{CURRENTWEEK}} 26 Displays the number of the current week (1-52).
{{CURRENTYEAR}} 2026 Returns the current year.


An Example

An Example

Typing this:

”’It is currently {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAYNAME}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}”’

Displays this:

It is currently 16:32, Wednesday June 24, 2026


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