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{{FULLDATE}} returns the full or short English date at current time (UTC time, as set on the Wikipedia server).

Usage

{{FULLDATE}}
{{FULLDATE|type=value}}
{{FULLDATE|type=value|time=value}}

The type parameter is optional and can be either:
- short: display the current month name and day of month
- medium: display the current month name, day of month, and year (default)
- long: display the current month name, day of month, year, and UTC time
- rfc-2822: displays the time in rfc-2822 format
- iso-8601: displays the time in iso-8601 format
- wiki: displays the time in wiki format
The time parameter is optional, and can be used to get a date of other reference (like tomorrow etc..)

Examples

Code	Result
`{{FULLDATE}}`	January 12, 2026
`{{FULLDATE\|type=short}}`	January 12
`{{FULLDATE\|type=shortish}}`	Jan. 12, 2026
`{{FULLDATE\|type=medium}}`	January 12, 2026
`{{FULLDATE\|type=long}}`	January 12, 2026 12:49:31
`{{FULLDATE\|type=day}}`	Monday, 12 January 2026
`{{FULLDATE\|type=longer}}`	Monday, 12 January 2026 12:49:31 (UTC)
`{{FULLDATE\|type=rfc-2822}}`	Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:49:31 +0000
`{{FULLDATE\|type=iso-8601}}`	2026-01-12T12:49:31+00:00
`{{FULLDATE\|type=wiki}}`	12:49:31, 12 January 2026 (UTC)
`{{FULLDATE\|type=date}}`	2026-01-12

Related pages

Help:Magic words for {{CURRENTDAY}}, etc.