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circa {{{1}}}
- The following documentation is located at Template:circa2/documentation.
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Usage
This template may be used to generate the word circa (“about, approximately”) or its abbreviation c. before a date. A link to the explanation of the word at Appendix:Glossary is provided.
The template is useful inside quotation templates such as {{quote-book}}
, where the use of {{circa}}
would cause formatting problems.
Parameters
The template takes two parameters:
|1=
– mandatory: a year, span of years, century, or other date.
|short=
– use |short=1
or |short=yes
to abbreviate the word circa to c.
Examples
- Wikitext:
{{circa2|1955–1956|short=yes}}
(use an en dash to separate the starting and ending years)
- Result: c. 1955–1956
- Wikitext:
{{circa2|15th century|short=yes}}
- Result: c. 15th century
See also
TemplateData
Template parameters
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status |
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Time period | 1 | A year, span of years or time period of usage - Example
- '16th century', '1980', '1880-1910'
| String | required |
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Abbreviate? | 2 | if nonempty, uses 'c.' instead of "circa". - Example
- yes
| String | suggested |
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