Template:CURRENTSECOND

20

Template documentation

This template extracts the current integer second on two digits (between 00 and 59) from the current UTC time (as set on the Wikimedia server). The shown value should match the rightmost two digits of 20250607000220.

Syntax:

{{CURRENTSECOND}}

Use

This template, often abbreviated as {{}}, is used to provide stylized formatting to template displays without actually using the template itself. The code generated will be displayed inline. For a multi-line output, see {{tj}}.

Parameters

With the exception of alttext, the named parameters are toggles that are either omitted (default in most cases) or activated (by being assigned a value such as "on", "yes", "true", "include", etc.). They may be included in any order (see Examples below). Certain templates have the parameter "on" by default; see the main table for all alternate options.

Parameter	Action	Use with {{example}}	Default active
	Default (without accessory parameters)	{{example}}
brace	Include braces as part of the template link	{{example}}	{{tlw}}/{{tn}}
braceinside	Include innermost braces as part of the template link	{{example}}
bold	Renders the template link/name in bold	{{example}}	{{tlb}}, {{tlxb}}
code	Display output using HTML ‎<code>...‎</code> tags (monospaced font)	{{example}}	{{tlc}}, {{Template link expanded}}, etc.
italic	Display any parameters accompanying the template link/name in italics	{{example|param}}	{{tlxi}}
kbd	Display output using HTML ‎<kbd>...‎</kbd> tags (monospaced font)	{{example}}
nolink	Don't render the template name as a link	{{example}}	{{tlf}}, {{tnull}}
nowrap	Prevent the insertion of line breaks (word wrap) in the output	{{example}}
nowrapname	Prevent word wrapping in the output of template name/link (parameters will wrap if needed)	{{example}}
plaincode	Uses ‎<code style="border:none; background:transparent;">...‎</code>	{{example}}	{{tltss}}
subst	Include a subst: prefix before the template link/name	{{subst:example}}	{{tls}}, {{tlxs}}, etc
alttext=[text]	Replace [text] with the actual label to be displayed for the template link	{{Other}}	{{tla}}
_show_result	Will also display the result of the template	{{Min|7|-5}} → -5
_expand	Will add a link to the expanded template page	{{Min|7|-5}} [1]

Unnamed (Positional)

This template can take any number of unnamed parameters as parameters accompanying the template link (or name); see Examples below.

Examples

Code	Output	Remarks
{{CURRENTSECOND|Banner}}	20	Template:Banner does not exist. (Non-existent template is redlinked.)
{{CURRENTSECOND|Abc}}	20	Template:Abc exists.
{{CURRENTSECOND|abC}}	20	Template names are case-sensitive
{{CURRENTSECOND|abc}}	20	(but the first letter is case-insensitive).
{{CURRENTSECOND|x0}}	20	no parameters
{{CURRENTSECOND|x1|one}}	20	one parameter
{{CURRENTSECOND|x2|one|two}}	20	two parameters
{{CURRENTSECOND|x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}}	20	ten parameters
{{tlg|convert|<nowiki>14|m|ftin|abbr=out|sp=us</nowiki>}}	20	Unlimited parameters, as one ‎<nowiki>...‎</nowiki> string.
{{CURRENTSECOND|x2||two||}}	20	Empty parameters are discarded.
{{CURRENTSECOND|x0|code=on}}	20	<code> style
{{CURRENTSECOND|x0|plaincode=on}}	20	plaincode style
{{CURRENTSECOND|x0|kbd=on}}	20	<kbd> style
{{CURRENTSECOND|x0|bold=on}}	20	bold link/name
{{CURRENTSECOND|x1|one|italic=on}}	20	parameter(s) in italics
{{CURRENTSECOND|x0|nolink=on}}	20
{{CURRENTSECOND|x0|subst=on}}	20
{{CURRENTSECOND|x0|brace=on}}	20	all braces in link
{{CURRENTSECOND|x0|braceinside=on}}	20	inside braces in link
{{CURRENTSECOND|x0|alttext=x0 link}}	20
{{CURRENTSECOND|x0|bold=on|code=on|brace=on}}	20	Combine multiple parameter settings.
{{tlg|x1|{{spaces}}one{{spaces}}}}	20	Using {{spaces}} before and after a parameter.
{{CURRENTSECOND|x2|bold=on|code=on|one|two}}	20	Can combine named and anonymous parameters ...
{{CURRENTSECOND|x2|one|two|bold=on|code=on}}	20	... in any order ...
{{CURRENTSECOND|x2|one|code=on|two|bold=on|three}}	20	... even intermixed ...
{{CURRENTSECOND|x2|one|code=on|two|bold=on|three|italic=on}}	20	... with many configurations.
{{tlg|x1|x=u}}	20	= won't work
{{tlg|x1|x&#61;u}}	20	&#61; is okay
{{tlg|x1|x{{=}}u}}	20	{{=}} is okay (see Template:=)
{{tlg|x1|x<nowiki>=</nowiki>u}}	20	Sticky nowiki is okay.
{{CURRENTSECOND|x2|3=two|2=one}}	20	Right-to-left is okay
{{CURRENTSECOND}}	CURRENTSECOND	With no arguments, it emits the current page name without braces.
{{CURRENTSECOND|x2|3=one|4=two}}	20	Null parameter stops parsing.

Wrapping of long names (default)

Code	Output
{{CURRENTSECOND|long template name that would wrap to new line|this is a long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}	20

Wrapping of long names (nowrap=on)

Code	Output
{{CURRENTSECOND|nowrap=on|long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}	20

Wrapping of long names (nowrapname=on)

Code	Output
{{CURRENTSECOND|nowrapname=on|long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}	20

See also

General-purpose formatting

Comparison of template-linking templates according to the styles of generated text and link produced

Text style ↓	{{tlg}} options to achieve text style	Link style
		Linked	Unlinked	Linked with subst	Unlinked with subst	Linked including braces	Linked with alternative text
{{tlg}} options to achieve link style	—	DEFAULT	nolink=yes	subst=yes	nolink=yes|subst=yes	braceinside=yes	alttext=Foo 2=Foo
normal	DEFAULT	{{tlg}} {{tl}} {{tlp|1|2|...}} {{Template:tlu}}	{{tlf}} <template link>	{{subst:Template:tlsu}}	{{subst:tlsf}} <template link>	{{tn}}	{{tla}}
code	code=yes	{{tl2}} {{tlx}} {{Template:tlxu}}	{{tlc}} <template link> {{tnull}}<template link>	{{subst:tlxs}}	{{subst:tlsc}} <template link>	—
monospace	plaincode=yes	—		{{subst:tltss}}	—
kbd	kbd=yes
bold	bold=yes	{{tlb}}	—
bold+code	bold=yes|code=yes	{{tlxb}}
italic+code	italic=yes|code=yes	{{tlxi}}

Other formatting templates

Templates producing specialised formatting effects for given templates, modules or parameters

Code example	Effect	Notes
{{Tj|Hatnote|Some text|selfref: yes|category: no|lang: fr}}	{{Hatnote | Some text | selfref = yes | category = no | lang = fr }}	Supports colors, placeholder texts, named and unnamed parameters
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> {{Hatnote | Some text | selfref = yes | category = no | lang = fr }} </syntaxhighlight>	{{Hatnote | Some text | selfref = yes | category = no | lang = fr }}	Same as above
{{Tji|Hatnote|Some text|selfref: yes|category: no|lang: fr}}	{{Hatnote|Some text|selfref=yes|category=no|lang=fr}}	Supports colors, placeholder texts, named and unnamed parameters
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{Hatnote|Some text|selfref=yes|category=no|lang=fr}}</syntaxhighlight>	{{Hatnote|Some text|selfref=yes|category=no|lang=fr}}	Same as above
{{tl2|Hatnote|lang=fr}}	{{hatnote}}	Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote)
{{demo|<nowiki>{{Hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}}</nowiki>}}	{{hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}} Some text	Shows code and example
{{tln|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote	Produces a normal link to the template
{{elc|Template:Hatnote}} {{elc|Template:Hatnote|Hatnote}}	[[Template:Hatnote]] [[Template:Hatnote|Hatnote]]	Formats wikilink, with optional piped link text and blended suffix
{{ml|Example|hello}}	{{#invoke:Example|hello}}	Counterpart to {{tl}} for linking to Lua modules
{{mfl|Example|hello}}	{{#invoke:Example|hello}}	Similar to {{ml}}, but expects the function to be documented and creates a link to the corresponding section
{{mlx|Example|hello}}	{{#invoke:Example|hello}}	Counterpart to {{tlx}} for linking to Lua modules
{{ml-lua|Module:Example|hello}}	require('Module:Example')	Link to Lua modules and built-in libraries, showing Lua code.
{{para|title|<var>book title</var>}}	|title=book title	Formats template parameters for display, with or without values
{{sclx|LASTING}}	[[WP:LASTING]]	Takes a shortcut suffix in project namespace and displays it with brackets and the WP: alias in a ‎<code>...‎</code> tag.
{{tag|ref}} {{xtag|templatedata}}	‎<ref>...‎</ref> <templatedata>	Formats [X]HTML tags; can add content, choose opening, closing, or self-closing
{{dtl|Ping project}}	{{d:Ping project}}	Wikidata counterpart to {{tl}}
{{pf|if}} {{pf|if|{{{1}}}|true|false}}	{{#if}} {{#if:{{{1}}}|true|false}}	Parser function equivalent to {{tl}}
{{magic word|uc:}}	{{uc:}}	Magic word links

With utility links

Templates producing utility links for a given template (Hatnote used here as example)

Code example	Effect
{{lt|Hatnote}}	[[Template:]]
{{lts|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote(edit talk links history)
{{t links|Hatnote}}	{{Hatnote}} (edit talk history links # /subpages /doc /doc edit /sbox /sbox diff /test)
{{tfd links|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
{{tetl|Hatnote}}	{{Hatnote}} links talk edit
{{tsetl|Hatnote}}	{{subst:Hatnote}}  links talk edit
{{ti|Hatnote}}	{{Hatnote}}
{{tic|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote (talk links edit)
{{tim|Hatnote}}	m:Template:Hatnote (backlinks edit)
{{tiw|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote (backlinks edit)
{{tlt|Hatnote}}	{{Hatnote}} (talk)
{{ttl|Hatnote}}	{{Hatnote}} (t/l)
{{twlh|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote (links, talk)

to substitute the current second.

Formula:

{{#time:s}}

This template, often abbreviated as {{}}, is used to provide stylized formatting to template displays without actually using the template itself. The code generated will be displayed inline. For a multi-line output, see {{tj}}.

Parameters

With the exception of alttext, the named parameters are toggles that are either omitted (default in most cases) or activated (by being assigned a value such as "on", "yes", "true", "include", etc.). They may be included in any order (see Examples below). Certain templates have the parameter "on" by default; see the main table for all alternate options.

Parameter	Action	Use with {{example}}	Default active
	Default (without accessory parameters)	{{example}}
brace	Include braces as part of the template link	{{example}}	{{tlw}}/{{tn}}
braceinside	Include innermost braces as part of the template link	{{example}}
bold	Renders the template link/name in bold	{{example}}	{{tlb}}, {{tlxb}}
code	Display output using HTML ‎<code>...‎</code> tags (monospaced font)	{{example}}	{{tlc}}, {{Template link expanded}}, etc.
italic	Display any parameters accompanying the template link/name in italics	{{example|param}}	{{tlxi}}
kbd	Display output using HTML ‎<kbd>...‎</kbd> tags (monospaced font)	{{example}}
nolink	Don't render the template name as a link	{{example}}	{{tlf}}, {{tnull}}
nowrap	Prevent the insertion of line breaks (word wrap) in the output	{{example}}
nowrapname	Prevent word wrapping in the output of template name/link (parameters will wrap if needed)	{{example}}
plaincode	Uses ‎<code style="border:none; background:transparent;">...‎</code>	{{example}}	{{tltss}}
subst	Include a subst: prefix before the template link/name	{{subst:example}}	{{tls}}, {{tlxs}}, etc
alttext=[text]	Replace [text] with the actual label to be displayed for the template link	{{Other}}	{{tla}}
_show_result	Will also display the result of the template	{{Min|7|-5}} → -5
_expand	Will add a link to the expanded template page	{{Min|7|-5}} [2]

Unnamed (Positional)

This template can take any number of unnamed parameters as parameters accompanying the template link (or name); see Examples below.

Examples

Code	Output	Remarks
{{CURRENTSECOND|Banner}}	20	Template:Banner does not exist. (Non-existent template is redlinked.)
{{CURRENTSECOND|Abc}}	20	Template:Abc exists.
{{CURRENTSECOND|abC}}	20	Template names are case-sensitive
{{CURRENTSECOND|abc}}	20	(but the first letter is case-insensitive).
{{CURRENTSECOND|x0}}	20	no parameters
{{CURRENTSECOND|x1|one}}	20	one parameter
{{CURRENTSECOND|x2|one|two}}	20	two parameters
{{CURRENTSECOND|x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}}	20	ten parameters
{{tlg|convert|<nowiki>14|m|ftin|abbr=out|sp=us</nowiki>}}	20	Unlimited parameters, as one ‎<nowiki>...‎</nowiki> string.
{{CURRENTSECOND|x2||two||}}	20	Empty parameters are discarded.
{{CURRENTSECOND|x0|code=on}}	20	<code> style
{{CURRENTSECOND|x0|plaincode=on}}	20	plaincode style
{{CURRENTSECOND|x0|kbd=on}}	20	<kbd> style
{{CURRENTSECOND|x0|bold=on}}	20	bold link/name
{{CURRENTSECOND|x1|one|italic=on}}	20	parameter(s) in italics
{{CURRENTSECOND|x0|nolink=on}}	20
{{CURRENTSECOND|x0|subst=on}}	20
{{CURRENTSECOND|x0|brace=on}}	20	all braces in link
{{CURRENTSECOND|x0|braceinside=on}}	20	inside braces in link
{{CURRENTSECOND|x0|alttext=x0 link}}	20
{{CURRENTSECOND|x0|bold=on|code=on|brace=on}}	20	Combine multiple parameter settings.
{{tlg|x1|{{spaces}}one{{spaces}}}}	20	Using {{spaces}} before and after a parameter.
{{CURRENTSECOND|x2|bold=on|code=on|one|two}}	20	Can combine named and anonymous parameters ...
{{CURRENTSECOND|x2|one|two|bold=on|code=on}}	20	... in any order ...
{{CURRENTSECOND|x2|one|code=on|two|bold=on|three}}	20	... even intermixed ...
{{CURRENTSECOND|x2|one|code=on|two|bold=on|three|italic=on}}	20	... with many configurations.
{{tlg|x1|x=u}}	20	= won't work
{{tlg|x1|x&#61;u}}	20	&#61; is okay
{{tlg|x1|x{{=}}u}}	20	{{=}} is okay (see Template:=)
{{tlg|x1|x<nowiki>=</nowiki>u}}	20	Sticky nowiki is okay.
{{CURRENTSECOND|x2|3=two|2=one}}	20	Right-to-left is okay
{{CURRENTSECOND}}	CURRENTSECOND	With no arguments, it emits the current page name without braces.
{{CURRENTSECOND|x2|3=one|4=two}}	20	Null parameter stops parsing.

Wrapping of long names (default)

Code	Output
{{CURRENTSECOND|long template name that would wrap to new line|this is a long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}	20

Wrapping of long names (nowrap=on)

Code	Output
{{CURRENTSECOND|nowrap=on|long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}	20

Wrapping of long names (nowrapname=on)

Code	Output
{{CURRENTSECOND|nowrapname=on|long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}	20

See also

General-purpose formatting

Comparison of template-linking templates according to the styles of generated text and link produced

Text style ↓	{{tlg}} options to achieve text style	Link style
		Linked	Unlinked	Linked with subst	Unlinked with subst	Linked including braces	Linked with alternative text
{{tlg}} options to achieve link style	—	DEFAULT	nolink=yes	subst=yes	nolink=yes|subst=yes	braceinside=yes	alttext=Foo 2=Foo
normal	DEFAULT	{{tlg}} {{tl}} {{tlp|1|2|...}} {{Template:tlu}}	{{tlf}} <template link>	{{subst:Template:tlsu}}	{{subst:tlsf}} <template link>	{{tn}}	{{tla}}
code	code=yes	{{tl2}} {{tlx}} {{Template:tlxu}}	{{tlc}} <template link> {{tnull}}<template link>	{{subst:tlxs}}	{{subst:tlsc}} <template link>	—
monospace	plaincode=yes	—		{{subst:tltss}}	—
kbd	kbd=yes
bold	bold=yes	{{tlb}}	—
bold+code	bold=yes|code=yes	{{tlxb}}
italic+code	italic=yes|code=yes	{{tlxi}}

Other formatting templates

Templates producing specialised formatting effects for given templates, modules or parameters

Code example	Effect	Notes
{{Tj|Hatnote|Some text|selfref: yes|category: no|lang: fr}}	{{Hatnote | Some text | selfref = yes | category = no | lang = fr }}	Supports colors, placeholder texts, named and unnamed parameters
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> {{Hatnote | Some text | selfref = yes | category = no | lang = fr }} </syntaxhighlight>	{{Hatnote | Some text | selfref = yes | category = no | lang = fr }}	Same as above
{{Tji|Hatnote|Some text|selfref: yes|category: no|lang: fr}}	{{Hatnote|Some text|selfref=yes|category=no|lang=fr}}	Supports colors, placeholder texts, named and unnamed parameters
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{Hatnote|Some text|selfref=yes|category=no|lang=fr}}</syntaxhighlight>	{{Hatnote|Some text|selfref=yes|category=no|lang=fr}}	Same as above
{{tl2|Hatnote|lang=fr}}	{{hatnote}}	Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote)
{{demo|<nowiki>{{Hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}}</nowiki>}}	{{hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}} Some text	Shows code and example
{{tln|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote	Produces a normal link to the template
{{elc|Template:Hatnote}} {{elc|Template:Hatnote|Hatnote}}	[[Template:Hatnote]] [[Template:Hatnote|Hatnote]]	Formats wikilink, with optional piped link text and blended suffix
{{ml|Example|hello}}	{{#invoke:Example|hello}}	Counterpart to {{tl}} for linking to Lua modules
{{mfl|Example|hello}}	{{#invoke:Example|hello}}	Similar to {{ml}}, but expects the function to be documented and creates a link to the corresponding section
{{mlx|Example|hello}}	{{#invoke:Example|hello}}	Counterpart to {{tlx}} for linking to Lua modules
{{ml-lua|Module:Example|hello}}	require('Module:Example')	Link to Lua modules and built-in libraries, showing Lua code.
{{para|title|<var>book title</var>}}	|title=book title	Formats template parameters for display, with or without values
{{sclx|LASTING}}	[[WP:LASTING]]	Takes a shortcut suffix in project namespace and displays it with brackets and the WP: alias in a ‎<code>...‎</code> tag.
{{tag|ref}} {{xtag|templatedata}}	‎<ref>...‎</ref> <templatedata>	Formats [X]HTML tags; can add content, choose opening, closing, or self-closing
{{dtl|Ping project}}	{{d:Ping project}}	Wikidata counterpart to {{tl}}
{{pf|if}} {{pf|if|{{{1}}}|true|false}}	{{#if}} {{#if:{{{1}}}|true|false}}	Parser function equivalent to {{tl}}
{{magic word|uc:}}	{{uc:}}	Magic word links

With utility links

Templates producing utility links for a given template (Hatnote used here as example)

Code example	Effect
{{lt|Hatnote}}	[[Template:]]
{{lts|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote(edit talk links history)
{{t links|Hatnote}}	{{Hatnote}} (edit talk history links # /subpages /doc /doc edit /sbox /sbox diff /test)
{{tfd links|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
{{tetl|Hatnote}}	{{Hatnote}} links talk edit
{{tsetl|Hatnote}}	{{subst:Hatnote}}  links talk edit
{{ti|Hatnote}}	{{Hatnote}}
{{tic|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote (talk links edit)
{{tim|Hatnote}}	m:Template:Hatnote (backlinks edit)
{{tiw|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote (backlinks edit)
{{tlt|Hatnote}}	{{Hatnote}} (talk)
{{ttl|Hatnote}}	{{Hatnote}} (t/l)
{{twlh|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote (links, talk)

copies this code ready for optional substitution into another template.

Warning:

Pages asking for the current second often also need other parts of {{CURRENTTIMESTAMP}} (20250607000220), and different "current" templates and variables can reflect different timestamps near hh:mm:59.

See also:

Multiple units of time

Type	Adjustable	Current	Last	Next
Date and time	{{time}}	{{Currentdate}} (MDY) {{Plain now}} (DMY) {{Now}} (DMY in a complete sentence) {{Simple now}}
Date only	{{Dateonly}} {{Datedow}} (Has the day of the week)	{{Date}} (Chose format) {{DATE}} (prefixed by date=) {{TODAY}} (DMY)	{{Yesterday}} {{Day-1}}	{{Tomorrow}} {{Day+1}}
Time only	{{Timeonly}}	{{CURRENTTIME}} (12 h format) {{CURRENTTIME24}} (24 h format)
Banners		{{Right now}} (Blue with time and number of OODA WIKI articles)
Timestamp		{{Timestamp}} (Format YYYYMMDDhhmmss)

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Single units of time

Unit of time	Adjustable	Current	Last	Next
SECOND		{{CURRENTSECOND}}
MINUTE		{{CURRENTMINUTE}}
HOUR		{{CURRENTHOUR}}
WEEK		{{CURRENTWEEK}} {{CURRENTWEEKOFMONTH}}
Day of Week	{{DAYOFWEEK}}	{{CURRENTDAYNAME}} {{CURRENTWEEKDAYABBREV}} {{CURRENTWEEKDAY}}
MONTH	{{MONTHNAME}} {{MONTHABBREV}} {{MONTHNUMBER}} {{MONTH}} (zero padded)	{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTMONTHABBREV}} {{CURRENTMONTH1}} {{CURRENTMONTHDAYS}}	{{LASTMONTHNAME}}	{{NEXTMONTHNAME}}
Day of Month		{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTDAY2}} (zero padded)
YEAR		{{CURRENTYEARCC}} {{CURRENTYEARYY}} {{CURRENTISOYEAR}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}	{{LASTYEAR}}	{{NEXTYEAR}}
Day of Year		{{CURRENTDAYOFYEAR}}
DECADE	{{DECADE}}	{{CURRENTDECADE}}
CENTURY	{{CENTURY}}	{{CURRENTCENTURY}}
MILLENNIUM	{{MILLENNIUM}}

Date and time templates made for substitution:

Month:
{{Lmonth}} produces May
{{Nmonth}} produces Jul
{{LastMonth}} produces May 2025
{{NextMonth}} produces July 2025

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Individual templates

• {{Calendar}}
• {{Calendar clock with OODA WIKI stats}}
• {{Clock}}
• {{Digital clock}}
• {{Digital clock and date}}

Categories of templates

• Category:Time, date and calendar templates
• Category:Date-computing templates
• Category:Date-computing templates based on current time
• Category:ISO date templates
• Category:Calendar templates

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