Template:Birth date and age: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 22:16, 12 July 2025

Usage edit source

This template formats a birth date and can calculate the person's current age.

For a living person edit source

Use the template with the year, month, and day.

{{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}}

Example: `

October 28, 1955 (age 70)` will display "October 28, 1955 (age 69)".

For a deceased person edit source

To prevent the age from being calculated and displayed, add the `|death=yes` parameter.

{{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|death=yes}}

Example: `

February 05, 1940` will display "February 5, 1940".

This is typically used in an infobox in conjunction with the ` ` template.

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 <includeonly><!-- Template:Birth date and age -->
 {{#switch: {{#if:{{{3|}}}|3|{{#if:{{{2|}}}|2|{{#if:{{{1|}}}|1|0}}}}}}
-| 3 = {{MONTHNAME|{{{2}}}}} {{{3}}}, {{{1}}}<span class="noprint"> (age&nbsp;{{#expr:{{#time:Y}} - {{{1}}} - ( ({{#time:n}} < {{{2}}}) or ({{#time:n}} = {{{2}}} and {{#time:j}} < {{{3}}}) ) }})</span>
+| 3 = {{MONTHNAME|{{{2}}}}} {{{3}}}, {{{1}}}{{#if: {{{death|}}}||<span class="noprint"> (age&nbsp;{{#expr:{{#time:Y}} - {{{1}}} - ( ({{#time:n}} < {{{2}}}) or ({{#time:n}} = {{{2}}} and {{#time:j}} < {{{3}}}) ) }})</span>}}
 | 2 = {{MONTHNAME|{{{2}}}}}, {{{1}}}
 | 1 = {{{1}}}
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 {{clear}}
 == Usage ==
-This template formats a birth date and calculates the person's current age.
+This template formats a birth date and can calculate the person's current age.
+=== For a living person ===
+Use the template with the year, month, and day.
 <pre>
 {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}}
 </pre>
-* '''Example:''' <code><nowiki>{{Birth date and age|1955|10|28}}</nowiki></code> will display "October 28, 1955 (age 69)".
+* '''Example:''' `{{Birth date and age|1955|10|28}}` will display "October 28, 1955 (age 69)".
+=== For a deceased person ===
+To prevent the age from being calculated and displayed, add the `|death=yes` parameter.
+<pre>
+{{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|death=yes}}
+</pre>
+* '''Example:''' `{{Birth date and age|1940|02|05|death=yes}}` will display "February 5, 1940".
+This is typically used in an infobox in conjunction with the `{{Death date and age}}` template.
 [[Category:Date templates]]
 </noinclude>