Template:MONTHABBREV

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This template returns the English abbreviation (between "Jan" and "Dec") of the month whose number is in parameter. Alternatively, the English name or abbreviation (in any letter case) can be provided.

Syntax:

{{MONTHABBREV|month}}

• The month value is interpreted modulo 12 (extra leading zeroes and decimals are ignored).

Examples for all standard English month names:

{{MONTHABBREV|january}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|february}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|march}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|april}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|may}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|june}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|july}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|august}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|september}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|october}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|november}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|december}} returns

Examples for all abbreviated English month names:

{{MONTHABBREV|JAN}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|FEB}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|MAR}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|APR}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|MAY}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|JUN}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|JUL}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|AUG}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|SEP}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|OCT}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|NOV}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|DEC}} returns

Examples for all standard month numbers:

{{MONTHABBREV|1}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|2}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|3}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|4}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|5}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|6}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|7}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|8}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|9}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|10}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|11}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|12}} returns

Examples for month numbers with extra leading zero:

{{MONTHABBREV|01}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|02}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|03}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|04}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|05}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|06}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|07}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|08}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|09}} returns

Examples for month number underflows and overflows, from computed values:

{{MONTHABBREV|-1200}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|-1201}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|-1212}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|-12}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|-11}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|-10}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|-9}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|-3}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|-2}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|-1}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|0}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|13}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|14}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|15}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|16}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|23}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|24}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|25}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|1200}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|1201}} returns

{{MONTHABBREV|1212}} returns

See also:

Template:MONTHNUMBER

Template:MONTHNAME