Redigerer Mal:Date/dok (avsnitt)

===Syntax===
This template takes up to two parameters, both of which are optional:

<code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>date|</code><span style="color:gray;">''<date to be formatted>''</span>|<span style="color:gray;">''<date formatting style>''</span><code><nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
* '''''<date to be formatted>''''' is an (optional) date to be formatted.
*: If no date is specified, the template emits the current date.<br />For example, {{nowrap|<code><nowiki>{{date}}</nowiki></code>}} produces {{date}}. To avoid emitting the current date if none is input, use [[Template:fdate]].
*: If a date is provided, but is not recognized as one, the text is just returned ''as is''. Most dates will however be recognized as such, including all the formats typically used on Wikipedia. Numerous variations thereof are also supported, including abbreviated or lower-case month names; ordinal "st", "nd", "rd", "th"; extraneous white space; missing comma, etc.
*: '''Notes''':
*:* Some dates are converted even if they are not real dates, and some dates are not converted even though they are real dates. See [[#Known issues|known issues]] below.
*:* Only dates within the range {{date|January 1, 1000}} and {{date|December 31, 9999}} are supported. Dates with two-digit years will have the years from 1970 to 2069. Other dates outside the range 1000–9999 will be treated as if the second parameter were "none".
*:* when using month numbers in numeric, the valid formats are MM/DD/YYYY, DD-MM-YYYY, DD.MM.YYYY, YYYY/MM/DD, YYYY-MM-DD, MM/DD/YY, YY-MM-DD, DD.MM.YY, the invalid formats are DD/MM/YYYY, MM-DD-YYYY, MM.DD.YY, YYYY.MM.DD, MM.DD.YYYY, DD-MM-YY, YY/MM/DD, DD/MM/YY, YY.MM.DD 
* '''''<date formatting style>''''' controls the date format in which the result is to be emitted. Recognized values for the second parameter are:
*:* '''<code style="padding-right:3em;">DMY</code>''' gives ''d mmmm yyyy'' (e.g. ''{{date|2007-05-31|DMY}}''). This is the default format.
*:* '''<code style="padding-right:3em;">MDY</code>''' gives ''mmmm d, yyyy'' (e.g. ''{{date|2007-05-31|MDY}}'')
*:* '''<code style="padding-right:3em;">YMD</code>''' gives ''yyyy mmmm d'' (e.g. ''{{date|2007-05-31|YMD}}'')
*:* '''<code style="padding-right:3em;">ISO</code>''' gives an [[WP:ISO 8601|ISO 8601]] style ''yyyy-mm-dd'' (e.g. ''{{date|2007-05-31|ISO}}'')
*:* '''<code style="padding-right:2.5em;">none</code>''' applies no formatting whatsoever
*: If a date to be formatted is provided but no style is specified, the template emits a date in "d month yyyy" format, as it appears (for example) on discussion pages. When no date is specified, then the current date is emitted with no year, either in "d&nbsp;month" format for formatting style <code>DMY</code>, or in "month&nbsp;d" format for formatting styles <code>MDY</code>, <code>YMD</code> and <code>ISO</code>.
*: '''Notes''':
*:* Although these are the four formats supported by MediaWiki's date autoformatting mechanism, only <code>DMY</code>/<code>lDMY</code> and <code>MDY</code>/<code>lMDY</code> are in accordance with the English language Wikipedia's [[MOS:DATE#Full date formatting|Manual of Style]]. The use of <code>ISO</code>/<code>lISO</code> ([[WP:ISO 8601|ISO 8601]]) format ''within article prose'' is expressly discouraged by the Manual of Style; this format should only be used in tables, lists, or references.
*:* In each case, the result is exactly the same as what would be emitted by MediaWiki's date autoformatting mechanism.<div>However, dates are '''''not''''' manipulated by MediaWiki's date autoformatting mechanism even when linked. This permits dates to have a consistent appearance regardless of whether they are linked or not.</div>
*:* Wikipedia caches the current version of pages, and the template may display the date that the page was cached, rather than the current date.