Template:Countdown

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Notes

Please note the following important points before using this template.

The time on this countdown clock is GMT (UTC+0)

• if the event is held in more than a year, the number of years and everything below will be shown
• if the event is held in more than a week, the number of weeks and everything below will be shown
• if the event is held in more than 24 hours, the number of days and everything below will be shown
• if the event is held within 24 hours, the number of hours left and everything below will be shown
• if the event is held within 1 hour, the number of minutes left and the number of seconds left will be shown
• if the event is held within 1 minute, the number of seconds left will be shown

Duration is in seconds, so duration=3600 for a one-hour event. Alternatively, duration and duration unit=//unit// can be used in unison (e.g., duration=1|duration unit=year).

Usage

Editors can use this template as a countdown clock for a lot of different events. The following can show you how to use this template.

Simple Countdown Clock

This type of countdown clock is suitable for events with no duration.

{{countdown
 |year  = 2022
 |month = 04
 |day   = 20
 |event = NIGGA NIGHT
}}

If you type in the above, something like the following will appear.

NIGGA NIGHT has started. (refresh)

Advanced Countdown Clock

This type of countdown clock is suitable for events with a duration.

{{countdown
 |year       = 2022
 |month      = 4
 |day        = 15
 |hour       = 19
 |minute     = 40
 |second     = 0
 |event      = 
 |duration   = 21
 |eventstart = unknown has started
 |eventend   = unknown has ended
}}

If you type in the above, something like the following will appear.

unknown has ended (refresh)

Template data

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Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
year	year	no description	Unknown	optional
month	month	no description	Unknown	optional
day	day	no description	Unknown	optional
hour	hour	no description	Unknown	optional
minute	minute	no description	Unknown	optional
second	second	no description	Unknown	optional
event	event	no description	Unknown	optional
duration	duration	no description	Unknown	optional
eventstart	eventstart	no description	Unknown	optional
eventend	eventend	no description	Unknown	optional