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When the exact date of media creation is known, this template renders the words "Taken on" in the language specified in the user's preference followed by the date. The template automatically adds a "taken on" category using the exact date. If the exact date is not known, use the {{Taken in}} template. The English language distinguishes between the two terms: a photograph is "taken on" an exact day, date, or week, but is "taken in" a longer period of time, e.g., a week, month, season, year, or longer.

This template is generally used in the "date" parameter of the {{Information}} template.

The template automatically sets the following categories: corresponding subcategory of

The file type is detected with {{File type}}. The categorization can be suppressed with |cat=no (appropriate when the file is manually moved to any subcategory of the default target category, e.g. a country-specific subcategory).

Timezones: Note that the date/time used for categorization are assumed to be UTC, and so for example a photo taken in New Zealand on 2023-01-01 at 7AM will actually be categorized as 2022-12-31.

Usage

{{Taken on |1= |cat= |location= |source= }}

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionDefaultStatus
1Date in ISO 8601 form (time can be included). {{ISOdate}} is used.emptyoptional
catDisables categorisation if noemptyoptional
locationCategorises the file under the Category:Photographs by date by country category treeemptyoptional
sourceWhen source=EXIF, adds (according to EXIF), suitably translatedemptyoptional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the File namespace

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Examples

{{Taken on|2022-11-17}}

renders as:

Taken on 17 November 2022


{{Taken on|2022-11-17 10:21 UTC+8}}

renders as:

Taken on 17 November 2022, 10:21 UTC+8

See also

Localization

To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please edit the template and add a row to the "{{LangSwitch|}}" construct. It takes the form "|xx= Your translation " (xx being the code of your language)

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Template parameters[Edit template data]

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Date1

Date in ISO 8601 form (time can be included). {{ISOdate}} is used.

Daterequired
sourcesource

When source=EXIF, adds (according to EXIF), suitably translated

Suggested values
EXIF
Example
EXIF
Lineoptional
catcat

Disables categorisation if no

Suggested values
no
Lineoptional
locationlocation

Country. Categorises the file under the Category:Photographs by date by country category tree

Lineoptional