Template:Adate

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This template creates a table cell with a sortable, centered, and monospaced time stamp in United States Postal Service format.

Use

{{adate|month|day|year}}

Where:

• month is the optional month number. If month is empty, this template will display "open". If month=open, closed, rescinded, unknown, or NA, this template will display that word. If month=?, this template will display appropriate blanks.
• day is the optional day of the month number. If day=?, this template will display appropriate blanks.
• year is the optional year number. If year=?, this template will display appropriate blanks.

Examples

Wikitext	Result
{{adate}}	open
{{adate|closed}}	closed
{{adate|rescinded}}	rescinded
{{adate|unknown}}	unknown
{{adate|NA}}	NA
{{adate|08|01|1876}}	Aug 01, 1876
{{adate|12|31|1899}}	Dec 31, 1899
{{adate|7|4|1976}}	Jul 04, 1976
{{adate|4|?|1998}}	Apr     1998
{{adate|?|?|2023}}	2023
{{adate|?|?|?}}

See examples at the List of post offices in Colorado.

Note

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