Template:CURRENTTIMESTAMP
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{{CURRENTTIMESTAMP}} is the template equivalent for the magic word (also known as variable) {{CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}. The template invokes this variable when called: {{CURRENTTIMESTAMP}} → 20260727233945. Due to MediaWiki and browser caching, these variables frequently show when the page was cached rather than the current time.
Alternative: To generate a formatted date stamp with the current date and time, use five tildes (~~~~~) to output: 23:39, 27 July 2026 (UTC)
. In some templates, five tildes is the preferred way to add the date.
See also
[edit]Multiple units of time
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Date and time templates made for substitution
[edit]Parser functions
[edit]- mw:Special:MyLanguage/time permits a custom time specifier string, similar to the C date and time functions
Individual templates
[edit]- {{Calendar}}
- {{Calendar clock with Wikipedia stats}}
- {{Clock}}
- {{Digital clock}}
- {{Digital clock and date}}
- {{Infobox calendar date today}}