Template:Circa
c.
Template documentation{{Circa}} generates an abbreviation for circa: c. By default the abbreviation is marked with an HTML <abbr> tag, which in most browsers renders as a tooltip when hovered.
Using the date itself as parameter (for example, "{{circa|1956}}", giving "c. 1956"), web browsers do not insert a line break anywhere in the string. By contrast, "{{circa}} 1956" allows a line break between the "c." and the number. Also, with the date as a parameter a thinner space is used with many browsers:
{{circa|1325}}→- c. 1325
{{circa|1325 BCE}}→- c. 1325 BCE
{{circa}}1325 →- c. 1325
{{circa}}1325 BCE →- c. 1325 BCE
If the parameter |lk= (for "link") is set as "|lk=no" or "|lk=off", the abbreviation is rendered as "c.", without a wikilink or abbreviation element. If it is absent, or set to "|lk=abbr", the abbreviation is rendered with the HTML <abbr> element. If it is set to "|lk=yes" or "|lk=on", it is rendered as "c.", with a wikilink to the wikt:circa article in Wiktionary and not an abbreviation element. |lk=no can be used to avoid overlinking when this template is used repeatedly in the body of an article.
To denote a date range, use multiple parameters or pass a single parameter denoting the range.
{{circa|1000|1050}}→- c. 1000 – c. 1050
{{circa|1000–1050}}(another option for a range, but prefer{{circa|1000|1050}}) →- c. 1000–1050
TemplateData
This template generates an abbreviation for circa.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1 | An approximate date
| Date | suggested |
| End year | 2 | Use when the start and end dates of a range are both approximate.
| Date | optional |
| Link | lk | If "on", a link is added to the wiktionary article for circa. If ‘off’, the c. does not link or tooltip “circa”. Should be set to "off" for the second and subsequent uses of this template. (Values ‘yes’ or ‘no’ may also be used.)
| String | optional |
| Sortable | sortable | Set to “yes” for values in sortable tables
| Unknown | optional |